New Jersey 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 |
Robert
Menendez (D - NJ) |
Contact
Bob 202-224-4744 fax 202-228-2197 |
Cosponsor |
| Frank Lautenberg (D- NJ) | http://lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/
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Cosponsor |
| Member of Congress | E-mail - phone - fax | HR 23 |
| Robert E. Andrews (D-01) | Contact
Robert 202-225-6501 fax 202-225-6583 |
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| Frank A. LoBiondo (R-02) |
Contact Frank
202-225-6572 fax 202-225-3318 |
Cosponsor |
| John Adler (D - 03) | Contact
John |
Cosponsor |
| Christopher H. Smith (R - 04) | Contact
Chris 202-225-3765 fax 202-225-7768 |
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| E. Scott Garrett (R - 05) | Contact
Scott 202-225-4465 fax 202-225-9048 |
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| Frank Pallone, Jr.(D - 06) | Contact
Frank 202-225-4671 fax 202-225-9665 |
Cosponsor |
| Leonard Lance (R - 07) |
Contact
Leonard 202-225-5361 fax 202-225-9460 |
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| Bill Pascrell, Jr.(D - 08) | Contact
Bill 202-225-5751 fax 202-225-5782 |
Cosponsor |
| Steven R. Rothman (D - 09) | Contact
Steve 202-225-5061 fax 202-225-5851 |
Cosponsor |
| Donald M. Payne (D - 10) | Contact
Donald 202-225-3436 fax 202-225-4160 |
Cosponsor |
| Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R - 11) | Contact
Rodney 202-225-5034 fax 202-225-3186 |
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| Rush Holt (D - 12) |
Contact Rush 202-225-5801 fax 202-225-6025 |
Cosponsor |
| Albio Sires (D - 13) |
Contact
Albio 202-225-7919 fax 202-226-0792 |
Urgent - Belated Thank You to Merchant Mariners of World War II
05/12/09