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My fellow smokers, the attack is on again to outlaw online tobacco sales and your help is urgently needed to stop this from happening. Every action by you will help stop the passage of this new law whether it is e-mail, snail mail, fax or telephone call. Thank you for your help.

*** urgent action needed ***
THE SITUATION: Right now there is legislation pending in the United States Senate - the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 (“PACT Act”) (S.1147) which contains, among other
bad ideas, a provision to make ALL cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products nonmailable.

WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU: By making all cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products
nonmailable, the Senate is ensuring you will no longer be able to purchase these products by
mail-order, telephone order, and/or the Internet because the United States Postal Service will be
prohibited from delivering your orders to you. Taking away your options means forcing you back
to buying over-priced tobacco products from your local retailer once again.

WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP: Native American cigarette and tobacco sellers are committed to
doing everything we can to stop the PACT Act but we need your help. Your Senators work for you
and as their constituents, it is your voice and your vote that counts!

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Contact your Senators and tell them not to pass the PACT Act. Your
Senators should be protecting your interests, but it is up to you to let them know what you think
about the PACT Act. There are three easy ways to contact your Senators - by email, telephone, or
regular mail - all of which are explained below. Every state has two Senators - please remember
to contact BOTH Senators for your state.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION:
As an American Citizen, it is your right to let your Senators know how you feel about any action Congress takes. You elected your Senators
to represent you and they can only do this if you tell them what you want. When you contact your
Senator you do not need to identify yourself as a smoker or as someone who purchases cigarettes
and/or smokeless tobacco products by mail-order, telephone-order, and/or the Internet. You only
need to identify yourself as a resident of the state they represent.
SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE PACT ACT TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR SENATORS:
THE POSTAL SERVICE: The price of stamps is being raised practically every year. The PACT
Act will take an entire class of legal, non-hazardous goods and make them nonmailable. What this
means is a huge loss of business (potentially hundreds of millions of dollars) for the Postal Service.
Will they continue to raise the price of stamps and other mail services to compensate for their lost
income? The United States Postal Service is already suffering a fiscal crisis due to the downturn
in the economy. If the PACT Act is passed and millions of dollars of revenue are taken away, there
could be serious consequences for consumers, including reducing the number of delivery days
from 6 per week down to 5 or perhaps only 4 days per week.
COST: When the PACT Act of 2003 (S.1177) passed the Senate, the Congressional Budget Office
prepared a Cost Estimate for the Bill. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the PACT Act
of 2003 would cost about $140 MILLION over the 2004-2008 period to enforce. $140 Million over
four years - and that estimate is already six years old. How much will the PACT Act of 2009 cost
to enforce? Isn’t there a better way to spend our tax dollars?

CONTACT YOUR UNITED STATES SENATORS:
Tell your Senators that you are one of their constituents and provide an address so
they know where in the state you are from. Since anyone can contact a Senator, it is
important that you let your Senators know that you live and vote in their home state. Because
the Senators receive so much mail, mail from their constituents always takes priority.
Make it clear to your Senators that you DO NOT want them to pass the PACT Act of
2009 (S.1147). Let your Senators know that if they don’t support you - you won’t support
them.
State Senator Website
Alaska Lisa Murkowski h��p://murkowski.senate.gov/
Alaska Mark Begich h��p://begich.senate.gov
Alabama Richard Shelby h��p://shelby.senate.gov/
Alabama Jeff Sessions h��p://sessions.senate.gov/
Arkansas Blanche Lincoln h��p://lincoln.senate.gov
Arkansas Mark Pryor h��p://pryor.senate.gov/
Arizona John McCain h��p://mccain.senate.gov/
Arizona Jon Kyl h��p://kyl.senate.gov/
California Dianne Feinstein h��p://feinstein.senate.gov/
California Barbara Boxer h��p://boxer.senate.gov/
Colorado Mark Udall h��p://markudall.senate.gov
Colorado Michael Bennet h��p://bennet.senate.gov/
Connec��cut Christopher Dodd h��p://dodd.senate.gov/
Connec��cut Joseph Lieberman h��p://lieberman.senate.gov/
Delaware Thomas Carper h��p://carper.senate.gov
Delaware Ted Kaufman h��p://kaufman.senate.gov/
Florida Bill Nelson h��p://billnelson.senate.gov/
Florida Mel Mar��nez h��p://mar��nez.senate.gov/
Georgia Saxby Chambliss h��p://chambliss.senate.gov/
Georgia Johnny Isakson h��p://isakson.senate.gov/
Hawaii Daniel Inouye h��p://inouye.senate.gov/
Hawaii Daniel Akaka h��p://akaka.senate.gov/
Iowa Charles Grassley h��p://grassley.senate.gov/
Iowa Tom Harkin h��p://harkin.senate.gov/
Idaho Mike Crapo h��p://crapo.senate.gov/
Idaho Jim Risch h��p://risch.senate.gov/
Illinois Richard Durbin h��p://durbin.senate.gov/
Illinois Roland Burris h��p://burris.senate.gov
Indiana Richard Lugar h��p://lugar.senate.gov/
Indiana Evan Bayh h��p://bayh.senate.gov/
Kansas Sam Brownback h��p://brownback.senate.gov/
Kansas Pat Roberts h��p://roberts.senate.gov/
Kentucky Mitch McConnell h��p://mcconnell.senate.gov/
Kentucky Jim Bunning h��p://bunning.senate.gov/
Louisiana Mary Landrieu h��p://landrieu.senate.gov/
Louisiana David Vi��er h��p://vi��er.senate.gov/
Massachuse��s Edward Kennedy h��p://kennedy.senate.gov/
Massachuse��s John Kerry h��p://kerry.senate.gov/
Maryland Barbara Mikulski h��p://mikulski.senate.gov/
Maryland Benjamin Cardin h��p://cardin.senate.gov/
Maine Olympia Snowe h��p://snowe.senate.gov/
Maine Susan Collins h��p://collins.senate.gov/
Michigan Carl Levin h��p://levin.senate.gov/
Michigan Debbie Stabenow h��p://stabenow.senate.gov/
Minnesota Amy Klobuchar h��p://klobuchar.senate.gov/
Missouri Kit Bond h��p://bond.senate.gov/
Missouri Claire McCaskill h��p://mccaskill.senate.gov/
Mississippi Thad Cochran h��p://cochran.senate.gov/
Mississippi Roger Wicker h��p://wicker.senate.gov/
Montana Max Baucus h��p://baucus.senate.gov/
Montana Jon Tester h��p://tester.senate.gov/
North Carolina Richard Burr h��p://burr.senate.gov/
North Carolina Kay Hagan h��p://hagan.senate.gov
North Dakota Kent Conrad h��p://conrad.senate.gov/
North Dakota Byron Dorgan h��p://dorgan.senate.gov/
Nebraska Ben Nelson h��p://bennelson.senate.gov/
Nebraska Mike Johanns h��p://johanns.senate.gov/
New Hampshire Judd Gregg h��p://gregg.senate.gov/
New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen h��p://shaheen.senate.gov
New Jersey Frank Lautenberg h��p://lautenberg.senate.gov/
New Jersey Robert Menendez h��p://menendez.senate.gov/
New Mexico Jeff Bingaman h��p://bingaman.senate.gov/
New Mexico Tom Udall h��p://tomudall.senate.gov
Nevada Harry Reid h��p://reid.senate.gov/
Nevada John Ensign h��p://ensign.senate.gov/
New York Charles Schumer h��p://schumer.senate.gov
New York Kirsten Gillibrand h��p://gillibrand.senate.gov/
Ohio George Voinovich h��p://voinovich.senate.gov/
Ohio Sherrod Brown h��p://brown.senate.gov/
Oklahoma James Inhofe h��p://inhofe.senate.gov/
Oklahoma Tom Coburn h��p://coburn.senate.gov/
Oregon Ron Wyden h��p://wyden.senate.gov/
Oregon Jeff Merkley h��p://merkley.senate.gov
Pennsylvania Arlen Specter h��p://specter.senate.gov/
Pennsylvania Robert Casey h��p://casey.senate.gov/
Rhode Island Jack Reed h��p://reed.senate.gov/
Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse h��p://whitehouse.senate.gov/
South Carolina Lindsey Graham h��p://lgraham.senate.gov/
South Carolina James DeMint h��p://demint.senate.gov/
South Dakota Tim Johnson h��p://johnson.senate.gov/
South Dakota John Thune h��p://thune.senate.gov/
Tennessee Lamar Alexander h��p://alexander.senate.gov/
Tennessee Bob Corker h��p://corker.senate.gov/
Texas Kay Hutchison h��p://hutchison.senate.gov/
Texas John Cornyn h��p://cornyn.senate.gov/
Utah Orrin Hatch h��p://hatch.senate.gov/
Utah Robert Benne�� h��p://benne��.senate.gov
Virginia James Webb h��p://webb.senate.gov/
Virginia Mark Warner h��p://warner.senate.gov/
Vermont Patrick Leahy h��p://leahy.senate.gov/
Vermont Bernie Sanders h��p://sanders.senate.gov/
Washington Pa��y Murray h��p://murray.senate.gov/
Washington Maria Cantwell h��p://cantwell.senate.gov/
Wisconsin Herb Kohl h��p://kohl.senate.gov/
Wisconsin Russell Feingold h��p://feingold.senate.gov/
West Virginia Robert Byrd h��p://byrd.senate.gov/
West Virginia John Rockefeller h��p://rockefeller.senate.gov/
Wyoming Michael Enzi h��p://enzi.senate.gov/
Wyoming John Barrasso h��p://barrasso.senate.gov/
HOW TO CONTACT YOUR SENATORS
EMAIL: Above is a listing of every U.S. Senator by state and their website address. Simply go
to each of your two Senators websites and find the Senators contact form. Fill in the required
information, type your message and click the “Send” button.
TELEPHONE: Dial 1-866-605-7500 (this is a toll-free call) to be connected with a Capitol
Switchboard Operator. Simply ask the Operator to connect you with your Senators Office.
REGULAR MAIL: Send a letter to your Senator at their LOCAL offices nearest you. You can find
the addresses for local offices on the Senators’ websites or by looking in your telephone book’s
government section. It is important that you send your letter to your Senators’ local office since
mail often takes months to reach a Senator’s Washington, DC office due to increased security at
the Capitol.
EVERY EMAIL, TELEPHONE CALL AND LETTER MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
YOUR SENATORS NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE.