AAA just got this NAASCon update from FilVets activist Jian Zapata. Read it and act!

Earlier today, April 22nd, the cloture vote on S. 1315 (Filipino Veterans) PASSED the Senate 94-0. This means that debate on S. 1315 begins for UP TO 30 HOURS, and amendments can still be brought up to water down or strip out provisions for Filipino veterans.

Please CONTINUE to contact your Senators to:

* Vote in favor of S. 1315
* Oppose efforts to weaken provisions of the bill

Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121
Message-- "I urge you to support our Filipino World War II veterans and to vote in favor of S. 1315 Veterans Benefit Enhancement Act. Yes on S.1315 AS IS - oppose amendments to the bill."

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Find your Senate folks here..
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Simply copy&paste the following text into the web form..

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Dear Senator:

I urge you to support our Filipino World War II veterans and to vote in favor of S. 1315 Veterans Benefit Enhancement Act.

We must correct the grave injustice done to Filipino veterans when they were divested of their rightful US veteran status. On July 26, 1941 when the Philippines was a colony of the United States, President Roosevelt issued a military order calling all organized military forces of the government of the Philippines into the service of the Armed Forces of the United States. The Filipino veterans are those individuals who responded to the call of President Roosevelt and served under the U.S Armed Forces during World War II. They fought as American nationals under the American flag and under the direction of the US military leaders.

These veterans have been waiting for far too long. Let us not forget these heroes. VOTE YES ON S. 1315.

Sincerely,

YOUR NAME
STREET ADDRESS
CITY, STATE ZIP