Michigan 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 |
| Carl Levin (D- MI) | http://levin.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
202-224-6221 fax 202-224-1388 |
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| Debbie A. Stabenow (D- MI) | http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.cfm
202-224-4822 fax 202-228-0325 |
Original Sponsor |
| Member of Congress | E-mail - phone - fax | HR 23 |
| Bart Stupak (D-01) | Contact
Bart 202-225-4735 fax 202-225-4744 |
Cosponsor |
| Peter Hoekstra (R-02) | Contact
Peter |
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| Vernon J. Ehlers (R-03) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-3831 fax 202-225-5144 |
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| Dave Camp (R-04) | Contact
Dave 202-225-3561 fax 202-225-9679 |
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| Dale E. Kildee (D-05) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-3611 fax 202-225-6393 |
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| Fred Upton (R-06) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-3761 fax 202-225-4986 |
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| Mark Schauer (D - 07) | Contact
Mark 202-225-6276 fax 202-225-6281 |
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| Michael J. Rogers (R-08) | Contact
Mike 202-225-4872 fax 202-225-5820 |
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| Gary Peters (D - 09) | Contact
Gary 202-225-5802 fax 202-226-2356 |
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| Candice Miller (R-10) | Contact
Candice 202-225-2106 fax 202-226-1169 |
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| Thaddeus McCotter (R-11) | Contact
Thaddeus 202-225-8171 fax 202-225-2667 |
Cosponsor |
| Sander M. Levin (D-12) | Contact
Sander 202-225-4961 fax 202-226-1033 |
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| Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-13) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-2261 fax 202-225-5730 |
Cosponsor |
| John Conyers, Jr. (D-14) | Contact
John 202-225-5126 fax 202-225-0072 |
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| John D. Dingell (D-15) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-4071 fax 202-226-0371 |
Urgent
- Belated Thank You to Merchant Mariners
of World War II
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