Wisconsin

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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
Herb Kohl (D- WI)	Contact Herb 202-224-5653 fax 202-224-9787
Russell D. Feingold (D- WI)	Contact Russell 202-224-5323 fax 202-224-2725

Member of Congress	E-mail - phone - fax	HR 23
Paul Ryan (R - 01)	http://www.house.gov/ryan/email.htm 202-225-3031 fax 202-225-3393
Tammy Baldwin (D - 02)	Contact Tammy 202-225-2906 fax 202-225-6942
Ron Kind (D - 03)	Contact Ron 202-225-5506 fax 202-225-5739	Cosponsor
Gwen Moore (D - 04)	Contact Gwen 202-225-4572 fax 202-225-8135
James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R - 05)	Contact Jim 202-225-5101 fax 202-225-3190
Thomas E. Petri (R - 06)	Contact Tom 202-225-2476 fax 202-225-2356
David R. Obey (D - 07)	Contact Dave 202-225-3365 (715) 842-4488
Steve Kagen (D - 08)	Contact Steve 202-225-5665 fax 202-225-5729	Cosponsor

Urgent - Belated Thank You to Merchant Mariners of World War II

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