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eNewsletter - April 8, 2009
Members of Congress home until April 20th
Take time to set up a meeting with your elected officials and staff while your Senators and Representative are back home for the April "recess". Momentum is building for action in Washington on health care and other issues crucial to the recovery community. Use this opportunity to educate your elected officials about these issues so that they can make decisions informed by you when they return to Washington.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
- Contact your Senators and Representative and set up an appointment
- Use our Online Advocacy Action Center to call their local office and ask to speak with the scheduler to set up an appointment
- Organize your meeting
- Talking points
- 2010 Appropriations
- Use our Online Advocacy Action Center to call their local office and ask to speak with the scheduler to set up an appointment
- Find out about and speak out at town hall meetings or other public events that your elected officials will be attending
This is an important opportunity to build and nurture relationships with your elected officials. If you’d like help setting up and planning a meeting, please let us know.