Washington 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 |
| Patty Murray (D- WA) | Contact
Patty 202-224-2621 fax 202-224-0238 |
Original Sponsor |
| Maria Cantwell (D- WA) | Contact
Maria 202-224-3441 fax 202-228-0514 |
Cosponsor |
| Member of Congress | E-mail - phone - fax | HR 23 |
| Jay Inslee (D - 01) | Contact
Jay 202-225-6311 fax 202-226-1606 |
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| Richard R. Larsen (D - 02) | Contact
Rick 202-225-2605 fax 202-225-4420 |
Cosponsor |
| Brian Baird (D - 03) |
Contact
Brian 202-225-3536 fax 202-225-3478 |
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| Doc Hastings (R - 04) |
Contact Doc
202-225-5816 fax 202-225-3251 |
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| Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R - 05) | Contact
Cathy 202-225-2006 fax 202-225-3392 |
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| Norman D. Dicks (D - 06) | Contact
Norman 202-225-5916 fax 202-226-1176 |
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| Jim McDermott (D - 07) |
Contact Jim
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| Dave Reichert (R - 08) | Contact
Dave 202-225-7761 fax 202-225-4282 |
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| Adam Smith (D - 09) | Contact
Adam 202-225-8901 fax 202-225-5893 |
Cosponsor |
Urgent
- Belated Thank You to Merchant Mariners
of World War II
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