Pennsylvania 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 |
| Arlen Specter (R- PA) | Contact
Arlen 202-224-4254 fax 202-228-1229 |
Original Sponsor |
| Robert P. Casey (D- PA) | Contact
Robert 202-224-6324 fax 202-228-0604 |
Cosponsor |
| Member of Congress | E-mail - phone - fax | HR 23 |
| Robert A. Brady (D - 01) |
Contact Robert
202-225-4731 fax 202-225-0088 |
Cosponsor |
| Chaka Fattah (D - 02) | Contact
Chaka 202-225-4001 fax 202-225-5392 |
Cosponsor |
| Kathy Dahlkemper (D - 03) |
Contact
Kathy 202-225-5406 fax 202-225-3103 |
|
| Jason Altmire (D - 04) | Contact
Jason 202-225-2565 fax 202-226-2274 |
Cosponsor |
| Glenn (GT) Thompson (R - 05) |
Contact
Glenn 202-225-5121 fax 202-225-5796 |
|
| Jim Gerlach (R - 06) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-4315 fax 202-225-8440 |
Cosponsor |
| Joe Sestak (D - 07) | Contact
Joe 202-225-2011 fax 202-226-0280 |
Cosponsor |
| Patrick
Murphy (D - 08) |
Contact
Patrick 202-225-4276 fax 202-225-9511 |
|
| Bill Shuster (R - 09) |
Contact Bill 202-225-2431 fax 202-225-2486 |
|
| Christopher Carney (D - 10) | Contact
Christopher 202-225-3731 fax 202-225-9594 |
Cosponsor |
| Paul E. Kanjorski (D - 11) | Contact
Paul 202-225-6511 fax 202-225-0764 |
Cosponsor |
| John P. Murtha (D - 12) |
Contact
John 202-225-2065 fax 202-225-5709 |
Cosponsor |
| Allyson
Schwartz (D - 13) |
Contact
Allyson 202-225-6111 fax 202-226-0611 |
|
| Michael F. Doyle (D - 14) | Contact
Michael 202-225-2135 fax 202-225-3084 |
Cosponsor |
| Charles W. Dent (R - 15) | Contact
Charles 202-225-6411 fax 202-226-0778 |
Cosponsor |
| Joseph R. Pitts (R - 16) | Contact
Joseph 202-225-2411 fax 202-225-2013 |
|
| Tim Holden (D - 17) | Contact
Tim 202-225-5546 fax 202-226-0996 |
Cosponsor |
| Tim Murphy (R - 18) | Contact
Tim 202-225-2301 fax 202-225-1844 |
Cosponsor |
| Todd R. Platts (R - 19) | Contact
Todd 202-225-5836 fax 202-226-1000 |
Urgent
- Belated Thank You to Merchant Mariners
of World War II
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