Minnesota 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 |
| Amy Klobuchar (D- MN) | Contact
Amy 202-224-3244 fax 202-228-2186 |
Cosponsor |
| Al Franken (D- MN) | 202-224-5641 fax 202-224-1152 |
| Member of Congress | E-mail - phone - fax | HR 23 |
| Tim Walz (D - 01) | http://walz.house.gov/zip_auth.shtm
202-225-2472 fax 202-225-3433 |
Cosponsor |
| John Kline (R-02) | Contact
John 202-225-2271 fax 202-225-2595 |
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| Erik Paulsen (R - 03) | Contact
Erik 202-225-2871 fax 202-225-6351 |
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| Betty McCollum (D-04) | Contact
Betty 202-225-6631 fax 202-225-1968 |
Cosponsor |
| Keith Ellison (D - 05) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-4755 fax 202-225-4886 |
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| Michele Bachmann (R - 06) | Contact
Michele 202-225-2331 fax 202-225-6475 |
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| Collin C. Peterson (D-07) | Contact
Collin 202-225-2165 fax 202-225-1593 |
Cosponsor |
| James L. Oberstar (D-08) | Contact
Jim 202-225-6211 fax 202-225-0699 |
Cosponsor |
Urgent
- Belated Thank You to Merchant Mariners
of World War II
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