Cloture Votes by State -- Did your senator support passengers' rights??

See How Your Senators Voted

Below is a list, by state, of how each Senator voted on the cloture motion to move the bill out of filibuster. Reach out to your Senators and tell them you’re pleased with their Yea vote and ask them to push their colleagues for change… or tell your Senator you’re disappointed with their Nay vote, and push them to support the Passengers’ Bill of Rights.

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110^th Congress - 2^nd Session as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.

Senate Votes Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Sessions (R-AL), Nay	Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay	Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Nay	McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
Arkansas:	Lincoln (D-AR), Yea	Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Yea	Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:	Allard (R-CO), Nay	Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Yea	Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Yea	Carper (D-DE), Yea
Florida:	Martinez (R-FL), Nay	Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Georgia:	Chambliss (R-GA), Nay	Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Yea	Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Not Voting	Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Durbin (D-IL), Yea	Obama (D-IL), Not Voting
Indiana:	Bayh (D-IN), Not Voting	Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Nay	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Brownback (R-KS), Yea	Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:	Bunning (R-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Landrieu (D-LA), Not Voting	Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Maine:	Collins (R-ME), Nay	Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland:	Cardin (D-MD), Yea	Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Yea	Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:	Coleman (R-MN), Nay	Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Nay	McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Tester (D-MT), Yea
Nebraska:	Hagel (R-NE), Not Voting	Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Ensign (R-NV), Nay	Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Nay	Sununu (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea	Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:	Clinton (D-NY), Not Voting	Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Burr (R-NC), Not Voting	Dole (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Yea	Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:	Brown (D-OH), Yea	Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:	Coburn (R-OK), Nay	Inhofe (R-OK), Not Voting
Oregon:	Smith (R-OR), Nay	Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:	Casey (D-PA), Yea	Specter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:	Reed (D-RI), Yea	Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	DeMint (R-SC), Nay	Graham (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:	Johnson (D-SD), Yea	Thune (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Alexander (R-TN), Nay	Corker (R-TN), Nay
Texas:	Cornyn (R-TX), Nay	Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Leahy (D-VT), Yea	Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Warner (R-VA), Nay	Webb (D-VA), Yea
Washington:	Cantwell (D-WA), Yea	Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Barrasso (R-WY), Nay	Enzi (R-WY), Nay

Contact your Senator today and tell them you want them to support Passengers' Rights.

Example Message to send Senators who voted NAY on PBR...

If your Senator voted against support American citizens' basic rights and voted NAY, against the Passengers' Bill of Rights, send them this letter (by email or Fax) to show your disappointment, and urge them to move forward and support the Passengers' Bill of Rights:

Dear Senator__________:

RE: Passengers’ Bill of Rights

I am disappointed that you voted against Passengers Rights, Well-Being and Safety by voting against passage of the bill that contains protective language in the FAA Reauthorization Bill.
Although there are stumbling blocks, we see a golden opportunity for you to join with all Americans to take a stand for airline passengers rights.

I would like your support immediately in supporting a new bill, without any controversial amendments, that has the strongest possible passengers rights language in it.

If not a new bill then we would like the strongest possible passengers’ rights language attached to any extension put forward.

I hope we can count on your support if the FAA Reauthorization bill is extended. Please don’t let partisan politics get in the way of the very real issue: passenger safety.

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Your name
Coalition for Passengers’ Rights, Health & Safety (CPRHS)

Example Message to send Senators who voted Yea on PBR...

If your Senator voted on all Americans' behalf and vote FOR the Passengers' Bill of Rights, send them this letter (by email or Fax) to show your support, and ask for their continued support:

Dear Senator _______:

RE: Passengers’ Bill of Rights

I am pleased that you voted for Passengers Rights, Well-Being and Safety. Although there are stumbling blocks we see a golden opportunity for all Americans to take a stand for airline passengers rights.

I would like your support immediately in supporting a new bill, without any controversial amendments, that has the strongest possible passengers rights language in it.

If not a new bill then we would like the strongest possible passengers’ rights language attached to any extension put forward.

I hope we can count on your support if the FAA Reauthorization bill is extended.

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Your name
Coalition for Passengers’ Rights, Health & Safety (CPRHS)

Hill is on the Bill!!! Notice the Senators that have Co-sponsored S:678 if yours hasn't why not?

Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] - 5/7/2007
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] - 4/1/2008
Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] - 3/20/2007
Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] - 2/28/2007
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 2/28/2007
Sen Reid, Harry [NV] - 7/19/2007
Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 4/1/2008
Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] - 2/17/2007

Model Bill For State Legislation: Burt Rubin, Esq.

Coalition For An Airline Passengers’ Bill Of Rights
Model State Bill

A. Responsibilities of airlines under certain circumstances Whenever airline passengers have been involuntarily detained on the ground aboard commercial aircraft for more than three hours prior to takeoff or following landing, the airline shall ensure that they are provided as needed with: (1) electric generation service to provide temporary power for climate control and lights; (2) waste removal service in order to service the holding tanks for on-board restrooms; and (3) adequate food and drinking water.

No airline passenger shall be involuntarily confined on the ground aboard a commercial aircraft at any airport within this State for more than 3 hours prior to departure or after arrival, provided, however, that this provision shall not apply if the pilot of such aircraft reasonably determines that such aircraft will depart within not more than 30 minutes next following such 3-hour delay or that permitting a passenger to deplane would jeopardize the safety of the passenger, other passengers or the aircraft.

B. Explanations of rights All airlines operating within this State shall, upon request, provide clear, written explanations of the rights of airline passengers under this Act.

C. Enforcement The Attorney General is hereby authorized to recover from any airline that violates this Act, a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars per passenger per violation; provided, however, that each continuous period of involuntary detention aboard an aircraft without complying with one or more of the requirements of Paragraph A hereof shall be considered a single violation. Any such penalty shall take into consideration any compensation paid or offered by the airline to passengers. The civil penalty imposed pursuant to this Paragraph may be sought in a civil action brought by the Attorney General in any court of competent jurisdiction. If the Attorney General prevails in any such civil action, the court may award the Attorney General reasonable attorneys' fees and an amount equal to the ordinary costs and expenses incurred by the Attorney General in investigating and prosecuting the violation, as it deems appropriate. If the Attorney General reaches a settlement with any airline, such settlement shall include an amount at least equal to the ordinary costs and expenses incurred by the Attorney General in investigating and prosecuting the violation.

D. Relationship to Federal Law Nothing in this Act shall be construed as requiring any airline, airport or other entity to take any action in contravention of any Federal statute or rule or regulation adopted by the United States Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration or any other Federal agency having jurisdiction over such entity.

E. Severability If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this Act is adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder hereof but shall be applied in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part hereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.

Travel Weekly Magazines Taps Kate Hanni for Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kate Hanni
03 December 2007 (707) 337-0328

www.flyersrights.comhttp://Strandedpassengers.blogspot.com


AIR PASSENGER ADVOCATE NAMED MOST INFLUENTIAL
Travel Weekly Magazine Taps Kate Hanni
Most Visible Force for Passenger Bill of Rights

(Los Angeles, CA) 03 December 2007 – Travel Weekly Magazine… considered by many to be the most influential voice for the nation’s travel industry… has named Kate Hanni as one of this year’s most influential people for positive changes in the travel industry. “I was honored and surprised to be included with such an illustrious group of people,” said Hanni in a phone conversation from her home in the California Wine Country. “This is so gratifying to me personally and to everyone who has worked so hard to make a real Airline Passenger Bill of Rights a national priority.” Hanni’s coalition of airline passenger advocates is the largest in the nation, with almost 22,000 members. She shares the Travel Weekly honors with former VP and Nobel Laureate Al Gore and Virgin Atlantic Chairman Sir Richard Branson, among others.

Hanni gained national prominence after a horrifying and well-publicized nine hour stranding ordeal on an American Airlines jet in Dallas in December of 2006. From testimony before Congress to numerous appearances on the national TV talk show circuit, Hanni became a strong and passionate advocate for the “little guy” in his and her struggle against the airline goliaths. “Basic human needs… like toilette paper, working toilettes, food and water go unmet in these airline stranding incidents. And no matter what the big airline PR departments want you to believe…the problem is not getting better. The problem is getting worse.” Hanni has a wide selection of airline stranding “horror stories” from here own personal experience on that famous American Airlines flight and from numerous coalition members. “People get desperate… they panic. We have reports of fist fights on board stranded aircraft, police arrests, people vomiting… toilettes overflowing into the aisles. Human beings should never be treated this way.” Hanni contends that airline greed is the real problem and she is adamant in her belief that it will take a Government mandated Airline Passengers Bill of Rights to rectify the situation. “Airline industry attempts at these band aid solutions are way too little… way too late. This is going to take the active involvement of our Federal representatives to finally take a stand for everyone who travels. The honor from Travel Weekly Magazine will definitely help with our efforts as we look for national passage of the Airline Passengers Bill of Rights this coming legislative session.”

The Coalition for Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights has set up two toll free hotline numbers so that the traveling public and airline employees can report airline strandings and airline bad behavior. The number for the traveling public is 877- Flyers-6 and the anonymous airline employee tip line is (877) 887-2678. Requests for more information and media interviews with Kate Hanni should be directed to Ms. Hanni at (707) 337-0328. ###

Who's Been Naughty and Nice With the Airlines

CAPBOR ANNOUNCES ITS HOLIDAY AIRLINE PROGRAM
“WHO’S NAUGHTY AND NICE WITH THE AIRLINES”
Putting the Integrity, Dignity and Wellbeing back in Flying

New York, NY – Today Kate Hanni, founder of the Coalition for an Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights, made the following statement; “We advocate putting the integrity, dignity and wellbeing back in air travel. And to do this we are introducing our four point plan:

· We will be manning a 24/7 toll-free hotline (1-877-FLYERS6) to provide a free service offering hotel, flight status and alternatives, car rental and weather information (among other things) for stranded travelers.
· Our website is being upgraded to allow consumers to post their airline service issues along with airline responses where applicable.
· Coalition members will positioned in major airports during the holidays to distribute Coalition brochures that contain useful information for passengers experiencing extended delays, bumpings, and other airline related problems.
· Tis the holiday season, and what would the holidays be without presents? The Coalition is offering a Christmas Prize Stocking Stuffer of Cold Hard Cash for the Best, most dramatic Stranding Video. Video’s must be turned in by January 5th, First Prize will be for the best, most dramatic video and will fetch $500.00 cash prize…not flight vouchers. Second prize will be $250.00 cash prize…third prize will be $100.00 and the contest ends January 5th 2008.
· Anonymous Tip Line for Employees of Airlines who are have any concerns for Passenger Safety, Security, Deceptive or unfair management practices, baggage issues, anything they’d like to report. Simply call our hotline with a blocked caller ID and tell us our story!




Coalition for an Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights has 21,000 members and has been in force since Feb. 10, 2007. www.flyersrights.org or 1-877-FLYERS6 for our full time manned hotline beginning the day before Thanksgiving. Kate Hanni is the Founder she may be reached by cell phone at (707) 337-0328. USPIRG, Public Citizen, ACAP, Public Interest Research Group all support the Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights.


Services Offered on our hotline:

Give information in real time internet sources (for example weather) and reasonably predict your flight options
We will e-mail your family or business associates and let them know where you are
Turn off your cell phone and conserve energy
3 hours is the time at which we call media, period. They decide if it’s news.
Rental car information
Hotel information
Get media to your airport if you are stuck on the tarmac
Give you straight answers on Chronically Delayed Flights
Advice on how to get a refund
Make sure if you go to get a refund that your incident is coded correctly
We will document with all issues: baggage – frequent flyer miles – ground stops- delays – strandings -
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