| California Call Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 1-800-828-0498 to ask for your Member of Congress by name. Ask to speak to a Legislative or Veteran Affairs Aide when you reach their office. Find Your Representative (Member of Congress) Use the Sample Message as a guide for what to say. If your Member of Congress tells you that they will consider it when it comes to a vote, it means they are telling you NO! You need to press them to become a cosponsor. If there are insufficient cosponsors it will never come to a Vote! Email, call or fax your Member of Congress as found in the List below or visit their local office as found in Blue Pages of your phone book under U.S. Government Information. |
| Sample message to Senator: Dear [address them by first name] Please cosponsor S. 663, Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009, introduced by Senator Ben Nelson (along with 17 other Senators) which affects WWII mariners whose average age is 84. During World War II, mariners suffered the highest rate of casualties of any armed service. After the war they did not receive recognition for their sacrifice nor promised benefits. S. 663 would help make up for that in a small way, by providing $1000 per month for the short time they have remaining. Please see a mini-history of the Merchant Marine during World War II: http://www.usmm.org/cd.html for reasons to cosponsor. Please let me know that you have become a cosponsor or if you have any questions. [Name] [home address] [phone] |
Sample
message to Member of Congress:
Dear [address them by first name] Please cosponsor H.R. 23, Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009, introduced by Bob Filner of California which affects WWII mariners whose average age is 84. During World War II, mariners suffered the highest rate of casualties of any armed service. After the war they did not receive recognition for their sacrifice nor promised benefits. H.R. 23 would help make up for that in a small way, by providing $1000 per month for the short time they have remaining. Please see a mini-history of the Merchant Marine during World War II: http://www.usmm.org/cd.html for reasons to cosponsor. Please let me know that you have become a cosponsor or if you have any questions. [Name] [home address] [phone] |
| Senator | E-mail - phone - fax | S 663 |
| Dianne Feinstein (D- CA) | Contact
Diane phone 202-224-3841 fax 202-228-3954 |
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| Barbara Boxer (D- CA) | http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/policy.cfm
phone 202-224-3553 fax 202-224-0454 |
Cosponsor |
| Member of Congress | E-mail - phone - fax | HR 23 |
| Mike Thompson (D-01) |
Contact
Mike 202-225-3311 fax 202-225-4335 |
Cosponsor |
| Wally Herger (R-02) | http://www.house.gov/herger/contact.shtml
202-225-3076 fax 202-226-0852 |
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| Dan
Lungren (R - 03) |
Contact
Dan 202-225-5716 fax 202-226-1298 |
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| Tom McClintock (R - 04) | https://forms.house.gov/mcclintock/contact-form.shtml
202-225-2511 fax 202-225-5444 |
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| Doris Matsui (D-05) |
https://forms.house.gov/matsui/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm
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| Lynn C. Woolsey (D-06) | http://woolsey.house.gov/contactemailform.asp
202-225-5161 fax 202-225-5163 |
Cosponsor |
| George Miller (D-07) | http://georgemiller.house.gov/contactus/2007/08/post_1.html
202-225-2095 fax 202-225-5609 |
Cosponsor |
| Nancy Pelosi (D-08) | sf.nancy@mail.house.gov 202-225-4965 fax 202-225-8259 |
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| Barbara Lee (D-09) |
http://lee.house.gov/?sectionid=128§iontree=18128
202-225-2661 fax 202-225-9817 |
Cosponsor |
| Ellen O. Tauscher (D-10) |
Contact
Ellen 202-225-1880 fax 202-225-5914 |
Cosponsor |
| Jerry McNerney (D - 11) |
http://mcnerney.house.gov/contact.shtml
202-225-1947 fax 202-225-4060 |
Cosponsor |
| Jackie Speier (D - 12) |
http://speier.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml
202-225-3531 fax: 650-375-8270 |
Cosponsor |
| Fortney Pete Stark (D-13) | http://www.house.gov/stark/contact/index.htm
202-225-5065 fax 202-226-3805 |
Cosponsor |
| Anna G. Eshoo (D-14) | Contact
Anna 202-225-8104 fax 202-225-8890 |
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| Mike Honda (D-15) |
Contact Mike
202-225-2631 fax 202-225-2699 |
Cosponsor |
| Zoe Lofgren (D-16) |
http://lofgren.house.gov/emailform.shtml
202-225-3072 fax 202-225-3336 |
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| Sam Farr (D-17) |
Contact
Sam 202-225-2861 fax 202-225-6791 |
Cosponsor |
| Dennis Cardoza (D - 18) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 202-225-6131 fax 202-225-0819 |
Cosponsor |
| George P. Radanovich (R-19) |
Contact George
202-225-4540 fax 202-225-3402 |
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| Jim
Costa (D - 20) |
http://www.house.gov/formcosta/issue.htm
202-225-3341 fax 202-225-9308 |
Cosponsor |
| Devin Nunes (R - 21) | Contact
Devin 202-225-2523 fax 202-225-3404 |
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| Kevin McCarthy (R - 22) | http://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/showpage.asp?ID=69
202-225-2915 202-225-2908 |
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| Lois Capps (D-23) | http://www.house.gov/capps/contact/send_an_email.shtml
202-225-3601 fax 202-225-5632 |
Cosponsor |
| Elton Gallegly (R-24) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 202-225-5811 fax 202-225-1100 |
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| Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon (R-25) | http://mckeon.house.gov/contact.shtml
202-225-1956 fax 202-226-0683 |
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| David Dreier (R-26) | http://dreier.house.gov/talkto.htm
202-225-2305 fax 202-225-7018 |
Cosponsor |
| Brad Sherman (D-27) | http://www.house.gov/sherman/contact/
202-225-5911 fax 202-225-5879 |
Cosponsor |
| Howard L. Berman (D-28) | http://www.house.gov/berman/contact/
202-225-4695 fax 202-225-3196 |
Cosponsor |
| Adam Schiff (D-29) | Contact
Adam 202-225-4176 fax 202-225-5828 |
Cosponsor |
| Henry A. Waxman (D-30) | http://www.house.gov/waxman/contact.htm
202-225-3976 fax 202-225-4099 |
Cosponsor |
| Xavier Becerra (D-31) | Contact
Xavier 202-225-6235 fax 202-225-2202 |
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| Hilda A. Solis (D-32) |
http://solis.house.gov/contact/email.shtml
202-225-5464 fax 202-225-5467 |
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| Diane E. Watson (D-33) | http://www.house.gov/watson/zipauth.shtml
202-225-7084 fax 202-225-2422 |
Cosponsor |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-34) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 202-225-1766 fax 202-226-0350 |
Cosponsor |
| Maxine Waters (D-35) | Contact
Maxine 202-225-2201 fax 202-225-7854 |
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| Jane Harman (D-36) |
Contact
Jane 202-225-8220 fax 202-226-7290 |
Cosponsor |
| Laura Richardson (D - 37) | http://richardson.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
202-225-7924 fax 202-225-7926 |
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| Grace Flores Napolitano (D-38) |
http://www.napolitano.house.gov/contact/feedback.htm
202-225-5256 fax 202-225-0027 |
Cosponsor |
| Linda T. Sanchez (D-39) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-6676 fax 202-226-1012 |
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| Edward R. Royce (R-40) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 202-225-4111 fax 202-226-0335 |
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| Jerry Lewis (R-41) |
Contact
Jerry 202-225-5861 fax 202-225-6498 |
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| Gary G. Miller (R-42) | http://garymiller.house.gov/Contact/
202-225-3201 fax 202-226-6962 |
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| Joe Baca (D-43) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 202-225-6161 fax 202-225-8671 |
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| Ken Calvert (R-44) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 202-225-1986 fax 202-225-2004 |
Cosponsor |
| Mary Bono Mack (R - 45) | http://bono.house.gov/Contact_Mary/ContactForm.htm
202-225-5330 fax 202-225-2961 |
Cosponsor |
| Dana Rohrabacher (R-46) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-2415 fax 202-225-0145 |
Cosponsor |
| Loretta Sanchez (D-47) | http://www.lorettasanchez.house.gov/forms/contact.html
202-225-2965 fax 202-225-5859 |
Cosponsor |
| John Campbell (R - 48) | http://campbell.house.gov/Contact/
202-225-5611 fax 202-225-9177 |
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| Darrell Issa (R-49) | Contact
Darrell 202-225-3906 fax 202-225-3303 |
Cosponsor |
| Brian Bilbray (R - 50) |
http://www.house.gov/bilbray/contact.shtml
202-225-5452 fax 202-225-2558 |
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| Bob Filner (D-51) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 202-225-8045 fax 202-225-9073 |
Original Sponsor |
| Duncan Hunter (R-52) | https://forms.house.gov/hunter/contact-form.shtml
202-225-5672 fax 202-225-0235 |
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| Susan A. Davis (D-53) | Contact
Susan 202-225-2040 fax 202-225-2948 |
Cosponsor |
Urgent
- Belated Thank You to Merchant Mariners
of World War II
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