New York 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 |
| Charles Schumer (D- NY) | Contact
Chuck 202-224-6542 fax 202-228-3027 |
Cosponsor |
| Kirsten Gillibrand (D- NY) | Contact
Kirsten 202-224-4451 fax 202-228-0282 |
Cosponsor |
| Member of Congress | E-mail - phone - fax | HR 23 |
| Timothy H. Bishop (D - 01) |
Contact Tim
202-225-3826 fax 202-225-3143 |
Cosponsor |
| Steve J. Israel (D - 02) |
Contact Steve
202-225-3335 fax 202-225-4669 |
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| Peter T. King (R - 03) | pete.king@mail.house.gov
202-225-7896 fax 202-226-2279 |
Cosponsor |
| Carolyn McCarthy (D - 04) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 202-225-5516 fax 202-225-5758 |
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| Gary L. Ackerman (D - 05) | Contact
Gary 202-225-2601 fax 202-225-1589 |
Cosponsor |
| Gregory W. Meeks (D - 06) | congmeeks@mail.house.gov 202-225-3461 fax 202-226-4169 |
Cosponsor |
| Joseph Crowley (D - 07) |
Contact Joseph
202-225-3965 fax 202-225-1909 |
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| Jerrold Nadler (D - 08) |
Contact Jerrold
202-225-5635 fax 202-225-6923 |
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| Anthony Weiner (D - 09) | weiner@mail.house.gov
202-225-6616 fax 202-226-7253 |
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| Edolphus Towns (D - 10) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-5936 fax 202-225-1018 |
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| Yvette Clarke (D - 11) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-6231 fax 202-226-0112 |
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| Nydia M. Velázquez (D - 12) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 202-225-2361 fax 202-226-0327 |
Cosponsor |
| Michael McMahon (D - 13) | Contact
Michael 202-225-3371 fax 202-226-1272 |
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| Carolyn B. Maloney (D - 14) | Contact
Carolyn 202-225-7944 fax 202-225-4709 |
Cosponsor |
| Charles B. Rangel (D - 15) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 202-225-4365 fax 202-225-0816 |
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| José E. Serrano (D - 16) | jserrano@mail.house.gov 202-225-4361 fax 202-225-6001 |
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| Eliot L. Engel (D - 17) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 202-225-2464 fax 202-225-5513 |
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| Nita M. Lowey (D - 18) |
Contact Nita
202-225-6506 fax 202-225-0546 |
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| John Hall (D - 19) | Contact
John 202-225-5441 fax 202-225-3289 |
Cosponsor |
| Scott Murphy (D - 20) | Contact
Scott 202-225-5614 fax 202-225-6234 |
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| Paul Tonko (D - 21) | Contact
Paul 202-225-5076 fax 202-225-5077 |
Cosponsor |
| Maurice D. Hinchey (D - 22) | Contact
Maurice 202-225-6335 fax 202-226-0774 |
Cosponsor |
| John M. McHugh (R - 23) |
Contact John 202-225-4611 fax 202-226-0621 |
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| Michael Arcuri (D - 24) | Contact
Michael 202-225-3665 fax 202-225-1891 |
Cosponsor |
| Dan Maffei (D - 25) | Contact
Dan 202-225-3701 fax 202-225-4042 |
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| Christopher J. Lee (R - 26) | Contact
Chris 202-225-5265 fax 202-225-5910 |
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| Brian M. Higgins (D - 27) | http://higgins.house.gov/email.asp
202-225-3306 fax 202-226-0347 |
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| Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D - 28) | Contact
Louise 202-225-3615 fax 202-225-7822 |
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| Eric J.J. Massa (D - 29) | Contact
Eric 202-225-3161 fax 202-226-6599 |
Cosponsor |
Urgent
- Belated Thank You to Merchant Mariners
of World War II
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