Protestors gather outside The Capital Grille in Washington DC on Feb. 26th with a giant fake check for Senator Wicker.

Politico is reporting that a controversial telecom industry-led fundraiser for Senate Energy & Commerce Chair Roger Wicker was cancelled at the last minute after Fight for the Future announced a snap protest outside the slated venue last night.

Internet users gathered outside The Capital Grille in downtown DC where the fundraiser was set to take place with an oversized “check” for $1500–the price of a ticket to the fundraiser–and a giant banner reading “WE ARE HERE TO BUY A SENATOR.” You can see the photo gallery here.

The fact that the telecoms planned a fundraiser the night before a major hearing on legislation that could affect millions of people’s privacy rights is outrageous. This is blatant corruption at its worst. And apparently they’re so scared of sunlight that they canceled the whole thing because of a few privacy supporters with a banner.

The Senate just finished their first hearing on privacy and didn’t invite any privacy experts or advocacy groups, so we need people to call members of the Senate Commerce Committee and demand REAL privacy protections while everyone in DC is still paying attention.

Once you dial, here’s what you can say:

“I’m calling to tell the senator that we expect real privacy protections, not fake legislation written by lobbyists. The Senator needs to consult with actual Internet users and privacy experts as soon as possible. Our privacy rights are not for sale.”

And here is the list of Senators you need to call:

Senator Roger Wicker (MS) — (202) 224–6253

Senator John Thune (SD) — (202) 224–2321

Senator Roy Blunt (MO) — (202) 224–5721

Senator Ted Cruz (TX) — (202) 224–5922

Senator Deb Fischer (NE) — (202) 224–6551

Senator Jerry Moran (KS) — (202) 224–6521

Senator Dan Sullivan (AK) — (202) 224–3004

Senator Cory Gardner (CO) — (202) 224–5941

Senator Mike Lee (UT) — (202) 224–5444

Senator Ron Johnson (WI) — (202) 224–5323

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (WV) — (202)-224–6472

Senator Todd Young (IN) — (202)-224–5623

Senator Rick Scott (FL) — (202) 224–5274

Senator Marsha Blackburn (TN) — (202) 224–3344

Senator Maria Cantwell (WA) — (202) 224–3441

Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN) — 202–224–3244

Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) — (202) 224–2823

Senator Brian Schatz (NI) — (202) 224–3934

Senator Ed Markey (MA) — 202–224–2742

Senator Tom Udall (NM) — (202) 224–6621

Senator Gary Peters (MI) — (202) 224–6221

Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI) — (202) 224–5653

Senator Tammy Duckworth (IL) — (202) 224–2854

Senator Jon Tester (MO) — (202) 224–2644

Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) — (202) 224–4521

Senator Jacky Rosen (NE) — 202–224–6244

We’ve seen scandal after scandal after scandal where Internet users’ sensitive, personal information is being stolen, sold, manipulated, or abused without their knowledge. It is outrageous that Senator Wicker would hold a privacy hearing without any input from the public.

We’re not going to let this slide. Please take a second to call these Senators as soon as possible.