|
International Affairs Budget
Urge Congress to Support a Robust International Affairs Budget
Contact Your Members of Congress Today!
So far, a record 190 Members of Congress (49 Senators and 141 Representatives) have agreed to sign this letter to President-elect Obama. Members of Congress who have not yet signed the letter have until December 12th to do so. To view the current list of House and Senate signatories click here [ http://www.usglc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=248&itemid=51 ]
Priority targets for this week include:
Senate (priority list)
+ Signed the FY09 Letter: Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Claire McCaskill, (D-MO), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), and Ken Salazar (D-CO)
+ Voted for the Biden-Lugar Amendment: Sens. Evan Bayh (D-IN), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Ben Nelson (D-NE), John Tester (D-MT), and Jim Webb (D-VA)
House (priority list)
+ Signed the FY09 Letter: Reps. Brian Baird (D-WA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Steve Israel (D-NY), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Ray LaHood (R-IL), John Larson (D-CT), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Mike Ross (D-AR), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Hilda Solis (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), and Dels. Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
If your Members of Congress have not signed on, please contact them today. To look up your Members’ contact information, click here: http://ga6.org/elca_advocacy/leg-lookup/search.tcl?search_by_zip=1&mode=federal&pre_zip=&post_zip=&submit.x=82&submit.y=9
| Sample Letter for Campaign |
Subject: Support a Robust International Affairs Budget
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
Hi, my name is _________________ and I am a constituent in _(city and state) __. I am urging (Senator _________ or Representative ________________) to sign on to the Dear Colleague letter that is currently circulating in support of a robust fiscal year 2010 International Affairs Budget. If they have not already done so, (Senator X or Representative X) may sign on to the letter by contacting:
[For Senators to sign-on to the letter, Democrats should contact Richard Harper (202-224-3841 or Richard_harper@feinstein.senate.gov) in Sen. Feinstein's office and Republicans should contact Connie Veillette (202-224-6797 or connie_veillette@foreign.senate.gov) in Sen. Lugar's office or Andrew Peek (202-224-3753 or Andrew_peek@gsmith.senate.gov) in Sen. Smith's office by December 12.]
[For House Members to sign-on to the letter, Democrats should contact David Beraka (202-225-5021, david.beraka@mail.house.gov) in Rep. Berman's office and Republicans should contact Patrick Magnuson (202-225-4835 or patrick.magnuson@mail.house.gov) in Rep. Kirk's office by December 12.]
+ Even during this difficult economic time, we have a moral obligation to continue funding programs that serve those most in need throughout the world, including those suffering from poverty, hunger and HIV/AIDS.
+ A robust International Affairs Budget is also in our national security interest -- we must utilize non-military tools of foreign diplomacy and development to create sustainable security throughout the world.
Sincerely,
|
