Texas 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 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison (R- TX) | Contact
Kay 202-224-5922 fax 202-224-0776 |
Cosponsor |
| John Cornyn (R- TX) | Contact
John 202-224-2934 fax 202-228-2856 |
| Member of Congress | E-mail - phone - fax | HR 23 |
| Louie
Gohmert (R - 01) |
Contact
Louie 202-225-3035 fax 202-225-5866 |
Cosponsor |
| Ted Poe (R - 02) | http://poe.house.gov/email/
202-225-6565 fax 202-225-5547 |
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| Sam Johnson (R - 03) | Contact
Sam 202-225-4201 fax 202-225-4201 |
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| Ralph M. Hall (R - 04) | Contact
Ralph 202-225-6673 fax 202-225-3332 |
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| Jeb Hensarling (R - 05) | Contact
Jeb 202-225-3484 fax 202-226-4888 |
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| Joe Barton (R - 06) | Contact
Joe 202-225-2002 fax 202-225-3052 |
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| John A. Culberson (R - 07) |
Contact
John 202-225-2571 fax 202-225-4381 |
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| Kevin Brady (R - 08) | rep.brady@mail.house.gov
202-225-4901 fax 202-225-5524 |
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| Al
Green (D - 09) |
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
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| Michael
T. McCaul (R - 10) |
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-2401 fax 202-225-5955 |
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| Mike Conaway (R - 11) | Contact
Mike 202-225-3605 fax 202-225-1783 |
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| Kay Granger (R - 12) | Contact
Kay 202-225-5071 fax 202-225-5683 |
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| Mac Thornberry (R- 13) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-3706 fax 202-225-3486 |
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| Ron Paul (R - 14) | Contact
Ron 202-225-2831 fax 202-226-6288 |
Cosponsor |
| Rubén Hinojosa (D - 15) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-2531 fax 202-225-5688 |
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| Silvestre Reyes (D - 16) |
Contact Silvestre 202-225-4831 fax 202-225-2016 |
Cosponsor |
| Chet Edwards (D - 17) |
Contact
Chet 202-225-6105 fax 202-225-0350 |
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| Sheila Jackson-Lee (D - 18) | Contact
Sheila Jackson-Lee 202-225-3816 fax 202-225-3317 |
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| Randy Neugebauer (R - 19) | Contact
Randy 202-225-4005 fax 202-225-9615 |
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| Charlie A. Gonzalez (D - 20) | Contact
Charlie 202-225-3236 fax 202-225-1915 |
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| Lamar S. Smith (R - 21) | Contact
Lamar 202-225-4236 fax 202-225-8628 |
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| Pete Olson (R - 22) |
Contact
Pete 202-225-5951 fax 202-225-5241 |
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| Ciro Rodriguez (D - 23) | Contact
Ciro 202-225-4511 fax 202-225-2237 |
Cosponsor |
| Kenny
Marchant (R - 24) |
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
202-225-6605 fax 202-225-0074 |
Cosponsor |
| Lloyd Doggett (D - 25) |
Contact
Lloyd 202-225-4865 |
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| Michael Burgess (R - 26) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 202-225-7772 fax 202-225-2919 |
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| Solomon P. Ortiz (D - 27) | Contact
Solomon 202-225-7742 fax 202-226-1134 |
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| Henry
Cuellar (D - 28) |
http://www.house.gov/cuellar/zipauth.htm
202-225-1640 fax 202-225-1641 |
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| Gene Green (D - 29) | http://www.house.gov/green/contact/
202-225-1688 fax 202-225-9903 |
Cosponsor |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-30) | Contact
Eddie 202-225-8885 fax 202-226-1477 |
Cosponsor |
| John Carter (R - 31) | http://www.house.gov/writerep/
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| Pete Sessions (R - 32) | Contact
Pete 202-225-2231 fax 202-225-5878 |
Urgent
- Belated Thank You to Merchant Mariners
of World War II
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