Florida 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 | |
| Bill Nelson (D- FL) | http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
202-224-5274 fax 202-228-2183 |
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| Mel Martinez (R- FL) | Contact
Mel 202-224-3041 fax 202-228-5171 |
Cosponsor |
| Member of Congress | E-mail - phone - fax | HR 23 |
| Jeff Miller (R-01) |
Contact
Jeff 202-225-4136 fax 202-225-3414 |
Cosponsor |
| Allen Boyd (D-02) | http://www.house.gov/boyd/zip_authen.html
202-225-5235 fax 202-225-5615 |
Cosponsor |
| Corrine Brown (D-03) | Contact
Corrine 202-225-0123 fax 202-225-2256 |
Cosponsor |
| Ander Crenshaw (R-04) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-2501 fax 202-225-2504 |
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| Ginny Brown-Waite (R-05) |
Contact
Ginny 202-225-1002 fax 202-226-6559 |
Cosponsor |
| Cliff Stearns (R-06) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-5744 fax 202-225-3973 |
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| John L. Mica (R-07) |
Contact John
202-225-4035 fax 202-226-0821 |
Cosponsor |
| Alan Grayson (D - 08) |
Contact
Alan 202-225-2176 202-fax 225-0999 |
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| Gus Michael Bilirakis (R - 09) | http://www.house.gov/formbilirakis/issue_subscribe.htm
202-225-5755 fax 202-225-4085 |
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| C. W. (Bill) Young (R-10) |
Bill.Young@mail.house.gov
202-225-5961 fax 202-225-9764 |
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| Kathy Anne Castor (D - 11) |
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-3376 fax 202-225-5652 |
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| Adam Putnam (R-12) |
Contact Adam
202-225-1252 fax 202-226-0585 |
Cosponsor |
| Vernon Gale Buchanan (R - 13) | http://buchanan.house.gov/contact.shtml
202-225-5015 fax 202-226-0828 |
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| Connie Mack (R - 14) | Contact
Connie 202-225-2536 fax 202-226-0439 |
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| Bill Posey (R - 15) | https://forms.house.gov/posey/contact-form.shtml
202-225-3671 fax 202-225-3516 |
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| Tom Rooney (R - 16) | https://forms.house.gov/rooney/contact-form.shtml
202-225-5792 fax 202-225-3132 |
Cosponsor |
| Kendrick B. Meek (D-17) |
http://kendrickmeek.house.gov/contact1.shtml
202-225-4506 fax 202-226-0777 |
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| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-18) |
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-3931 fax 202-225-5620 |
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| Robert Wexler (D-19) |
http://www.wexler.house.gov/email.shtml
202-225-3001 fax 202-225-5974 |
Cosponsor |
| Debbie
Wasserman Schultz (D - 20) |
http://wassermanschultz.house.gov/zipauth.htm
202-225-7931 fax 202-226-2052 |
Cosponsor |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-21) |
Contact
Lincoln |
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| Ron J. Klein (D - 22) | http://klein.house.gov/content/contact/
202-225-3026 fax 202-225-8398 |
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| Alcee L. Hastings (D-23) | Contact
Alcee 202-225-1313 fax 202-225-1171 |
Cosponsor |
| Suzanne Kosmas (D - 24) | Contact
Suzanne 202-225-2706 fax 202-226-6299 |
Cosponsor |
| Mario Diaz-Balart (R-25) | Contact
Mario 202-225-2778 fax 202-226-0346 |
Urgent
- Belated Thank You to Merchant Mariners
of World War II
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