South Carolina

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.

[Name] [home address] [phone]

 
 
Senator E-mail - phone - fax S.961
Lindsey Graham (R- SC) Contact Lindsey
202-224-5972 fax 202-224-3808
 
James DeMint (R- SC) Contact James
202-224-6121 fax 202-228-5143
 
 
Members of Congress E-mail - phone - fax HR 23 HR 447
Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R-01) Contact Henry
202-225-3176 fax 202-225-3407
Cosponsor  
Joe Wilson (R-02) Contact Joe
202-225-2452 fax 202-225-2455
   
Gresham Barrett (R-03) Contact Gresham
202-225-5301 fax 202-225-3216
   
Bob Inglis (R - 04)

Contact Bob
202-225-6030 fax 202-226-1177

   
John M. Spratt, Jr. (D-05) Contact John
202-225-5501 fax 202-225-0464
   
James E. Clyburn (D-06) Contact James
202-225-3315 fax 202-225-2313
   
 

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

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