An up-or-down vote

Sam Brownback links (Christianity Today) Hotel Sudan isn’t a film yet: Human-rights activists call the situation in Sudan a “genocide in slow motion.” But it has not captured the public’s imagination even though the compelling film Hotel Rwanda provides a fresh reminder about genocide. After a recent visit to Sudan, Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., said, “I have seen with my own eyes the crisis of Darfurian refugees, who are being forgotten by much of the world.” (TownHall.com) Conservatives Press for Confirmation of Janice Rogers Brown: Sens. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and Bishop Harry Jackson say (Janice Rogers) Brown deserves a “fair, up-or-down vote” by the full Senate. But so far, Democrats won’t let that happen. Brown’s nomination is one of seven that the Democrats are filibustering. … On Sunday, Brown gave a speech to Roman Catholic legal professionals in Connecticut. She warned, “These are perilous times for people of faith — not in the sense that we are going to lose our lives, but in the sense that it will cost you something if you are a person of faith who stands up for what you believe in and say those things out loud.”Jerry Moran links (Press Release) Companies Launch New U.S.-Cuba Trade Association: More than thirty companies, state agencies, and organizations from 19 states announced today the official formation of the U.S.-Cuba Trade Association (USCTA). … The Association has pledged support for S. 328, the Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2005, sponsored by U.S. Senators Larry Craig (R-ID), Max Baucus (D-MT.), and 28 other cosponsor and the same bill in the House HR. 719 by Jerry Moran (R-Ks) which would open more trade with Cuba. How to contact As always, you can find information to contact members of the Kansas congressional delegation [here.][4] [1]: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/005/21.26.html