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Guidelines for emailing Congress

  • Don't blanket all of Congress with a form letter. Sending the same message to all legislators serves to dilute your message, rather than amplifying it.
  • Include a return postal address. That will let your Representative or Senator know you are their constituent. It will also give them the means to send you a response. Eventually, many will send responses via e-mail, but today, most only send an acknowledgement of your message by e-mail and send a reply to you via U.S. mail.
  • Before you write, check to see if your legislator has already posted a statement paper on the World Wide Web about the topic you are interested in.

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