Call Capitol Switchboard
toll-free at 1-(800) 459-1887 to ask for your Senator by name. Ask
to speak to a Legislative or Veteran Affairs Aide when you reach
their office.
Use the Sample
Message as a guide for what to say.
If your Senator 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
Senator 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.961, Belated Thank You to
the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007, introduced
by Ben Nelson of Nebraska. This Bill affects WWII mariners whose
average age is 83.
During
World War II, mariners suffered the highest rate of casualties
of any armed service. After the war, they did not receive promised
benefits
S.961
would help make up for that in a small way, by providing
$1000 per month to them and their widows.
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.