Ohio 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 |
| Sherrod Brown (D- OH) | Contact
Sherrod 202-224-2315 fax 202-228-6321 |
Cosponsor |
| George Voinovich (R- OH) | Contact
George 202-224-3353 fax 202-228-1382 |
| Member of Congress | E-mail - phone - fax | HR 23 |
| Steve Driehaus (D - 01) | Contact
Steve 202-225-2216 fax 202-225-3012 |
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| Jean Schmidt (R - 02) | Contact
Jean 202-225-3164 fax 202-225-1992 |
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| Mike Turner (R - 03) | Contact
Mike 202-225-6465 fax 202-225-6754 |
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| Jim Jordan (R - 04) | Contact
Jim 202-225-2676 fax 202-226-0577 |
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| Robert E. Latta (R - 05) | Contact
Bob 202-225-6405 fax 202-225-1985 |
Cosponsor |
| Charles Wilson (D - 06) | Contact
Charlie 202-225-5705 fax 202-225-5907 |
Cosponsor |
| Steve Austria (R - 07) | Contact
Steve 202-225-4324 fax 202-225-1984 |
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| John A. Boehner (R - 08) | Contact
John 202-225-6205 fax 202-225-0704 |
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| Marcy Kaptur (D - 09) | Contact
Marcy 202-225-4146 fax 202-225-7711 |
Cosponsor |
| Dennis J. Kucinich (D - 10) | Contact
Dennis 202-225-5871 fax 202-225-5745 |
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| Marcia L. Fudge (D - 11) | Contact
Marcia 202-225-7032 fax 202-225-1339 |
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| Patrick J. Tiberi (R - 12) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-5355 fax 202-226-4523 |
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| Betty Sutton (D - 13) |
Contact Betty 202-225-3401 fax 202-225-2266 |
Cosponsor |
| Steve C. LaTourette (R - 14) | Contact
Steve 202-225-5731 fax 202-225-3307 |
Cosponsor |
| Mary Jo Kilroy (D - 15) | Contact
Mary Jo 202-225-2015 fax 202-225-3529 |
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| John Boccieri (D - 16) | Contact
John 202-225-3876 fax 202-225-3059 |
Cosponsor |
| Tim Ryan (D - 17) | Contact
Tim 202-225-5261 fax 202-225-3719 |
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| Zack T. Space (D - 18) | Contact
Zack 202-225-6265 fax 202-225-3394 |
Cosponsor |
Urgent - Belated Thank You to Merchant Mariners of World War II
05/05/09