How To Lobby Your Members Of Congress

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You've heard it before—it's not what you know, it's who you know. In our nation's capital, success comes with a combination of knowledge and personal connections.
Lobbyists make big bucks to lobby members of Congress and government officials on the issues their clients care about. But the money that industries, companies, unions and issue groups spend on lobbying is often just a drop in the bucket compared to what they can reap in return if their lobbyists are successful.

With this in mind you can see how important it is that the American citizen lobby congress. If we make our thoughts known to the elected they can be influenced more than the hired guns of corporations and special interests. If we don't lobby congress
they will. The results are evident. The green waco environmentalists have made congress cave into not drilling for oil and driving corn prices through the roof because of ethanol. We the people have not been lobbying congress but let corporations and the wacos take over. Just voting isn't enough. Granted some crazed liberals will not listen to anyone but the big money. Currenly the wacos are in control.

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How To Lobby Your Members Of Congress:

Members of Congress rarely hear from their constituents on
most issues. Sometimes hearing from a handful of concerned citizens
will cause a Senator or Representative to pay attention to a
particular issue and encourage him or her to vote the right way.

In general the more personal your lobbying contact is, the
more effective it will be. While a personal discussion with a
Member of Congress is most effective, a meeting or telephone
conversation with one of his or her assistants is almost as good.
A personal letter is much more effective than a form letter or
postcard.

You do not need to be an expert on the issue to call or write
your Member of Congress' office. All you need to communicate is
that you want the Member to support or oppose a particular measure.
When you call a Member's office give your name and address and ask
whomever takes your call to let the Member of Congress know that
you favor or oppose something.

It is very important that you lobby both Members of Congress
who may support your views and those who may not. Lobbying can
change votes so it is critically important that you lobby those who
disagree with you. Lobbying supporters provides them with evidence
of support for their position and allows them to be more active in
support of that position.

If you don't know your Members of Congress, your county
courthouse voter registration office can give you their names and
addresses. You can contact Members of Congress in either their
local offices or in Washington. In Washington write or call:


The Honorable________________
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
202/225-3121

The Honorable_____________
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
202/224-3121