Washington 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] |
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| Senator | E-mail - phone - fax | S.961 |
| Patty Murray (D- WA) | http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm 202-224-2621 fax 202-224-0238 |
Cosponsor |
| Maria Cantwell (D- WA) | http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
202-224-3441 fax 202-228-0514 |
Cosponsor |
| Member of Congress | E-mail - phone - fax | HR 23 | HR 447 |
| 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 |
Cosponsor | |
| 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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Cosponsor | |
| 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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