mibookclub.com
This group page will be used for group announcements and group resources. An index of tags to information pages will be maintained and this is the place to suggest additions to our growing library of resources.
There will be some Friendica user tips specific to our MI Book Club, but also check out the Tech Support link on the Groups menu to the left.
1. Keep making calls.
5calls.org/
2. Call Congress about the budget; email Huizenga.
3. Amazon Boycott through March 14.
4. March 13 & 27 phone banking for Susan Crawford for WI S Court indivisible.org/scowls2025
5. March 15: Mail #IdesofTrump postcards
(text me if you need some)
6. March 16: Rally for LGBT rights, 2-5 pm in Lansing
7. March 18 & 27: Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 environmental group
kalamazoocity.org/Government/P…
8. March 19: League of Conservation Voters Huizenga Protest
lcv.org/
9. March 19 & 26: non-partisan Vigil of Faith, noon at city hall
10. March 21-28 Nestle Boycott
The local action working group is also planning no on Friday protests at the Lovers Lane office of Bill Huizenga.
Here’s the list so far….
Restore CDC
restoredcdc.org/www.cdc.gov/in…
Internet Archive
archive.org/
Data Rescue Project
datarescueproject.org/about-da…
Centered America Misinformation Database
centeredamerica.substack.com/p…
The City of Portage, in partnership with the Environmental Board and the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), has launched a new plastic bag recycling initiative to help reduce plastic waste in the community.Portage, MI
The City of Portage, in partnership with the Environmental Board and the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), has launched a new plastic bag recycling initiative to help reduce plastic waste in the community.Portage, MI
DISPLAY SETTINGS
Friendica has two display themes: “Vier” and “Frio.”
-To change settings, click on your profile icon at the upper right and then drag down to SETTINGS.
-From the menu on the left, select DISPLAY.
-Use the pull down window to select VIER or FRIO. Scroll down to click on SUBMIT.
There are small layout differences, so its a personal choice. You may find FRIO looks more like Facebook.
To compose new posts in VIER, start from HOME, select CONVERSATIONS, then click on the SHARE window.
To compose new posts in FRIO, click on the HOME icon, select CONVERSATIONS, then click on the new post (pencil/paper) icon.
DISPLAY SETTINGS
Friendica has two display themes: “Vier” and “Frio.”
-To change settings, click on your profile icon at the upper right and then drag down to SETTINGS.
-From the menu on the left, select DISPLAY.
-Use the pull down window to select VIER or FRIO. Scroll down to click on SUBMIT.
There are small layout differences, so its a personal choice. You may find FRIO looks more like Facebook.
To compose new posts in FRIO, click on the HOME icon, select CONVERSATIONS, then click on the new post (pencil/paper) icon.
Indivisible (national)
indivisible.org/
Statewide Indivisible Michigan
statewideindivisiblemi.com/
Indivisible Greater Grand Rapids
indivisiblegrr.substack.com/
Indivisible Greater Kalamazoo
indivisiblekzoo.org/
Week of March 9 Action Items from Indivisible GRR:
Top 5 Things You Can Do This Week
The list may seem short this week, but we’re directing people to utilize the 5Calls app, which includes the current issues and is updated regularly. Also, there are definitely A LOT of events happening in the coming weeks, including a few outside opportunities so you can get some fresh air after you make those calls.
Call Senators Peters, 202.224.6221 and Slotkin, 202.224.4822 (see Resources for You for more contact info)
Sen. Slotkin: Thank her for her State of the Union speech response (even if you think she wasn't aggressive enough)
Hold town halls during the upcoming Congressional recess (March 15-23)
Oppose firing of 80,000 jobs at the VA, which is 15% of the VA workforce.
Oppose reduction of IRS workforce by 50%.
Oppose MAGA plan to stockpile taxpayer money in a crypto currency reserve scam
Demand that Trump disclose the identities of the donors to his transition team and how much they donated.
Call Rep. Scholten 202.225.3831
Sign up to receive Rep. Scholten’s newsletter. It’s actually quite informative.
Hold town halls during the upcoming Congressional recess (March 15-23)
Publically - loudly and often – fight and obstruct the Trump/Musk agenda with all possible congressional tools
Oppose firing of 80,000 jobs at the VA, which is 15% of the VA workforce.
Oppose reduction of IRS workforce by 50%.
Oppose MAGA plan to stockpile taxpayer money in a crypto currency reserve scam
Demand that Trump
Call your State Representative: Every single Michigan House Republican voted to cut $5 billion (25%!) from the education budget and to defund higher education. It didn’t even go through the committee process to allow people to read it (see contact info in Resources for You).
If you have a GOP Rep: Let them know how you feel about this lack of process and their vote
If you have a Dem Rep: Thank them for voting against this budget
Use apps to maximize and amplify your resistance!
Download the 5Calls app and start calling!
Check out the Everywhere Is Queer app to support local, LGBTQ+ owned businesses in your area
Educate Yourself
Read: Thirty lonely but beautiful actions you can take right now which probably won't magically catalyze a mass movement against Trump but that are still wildly important
Check out the A History of Racial Injustice from The Equal Justice Initiative. Founded in 1989 by Bryan Stevenson, a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer and bestselling author of Just Mercy, you can sign up for daily history lessons delivered right to your email inbox. Here is an overview of March that will give you an idea of the information they provide.
Subscribe to Letters from an American, Heather Cox Richardson’s column on Substack where she breaks down current events through the lens of history.
Attend any of the events listed below!
#6 for triple extra credit: Take care of yourself! Watch your favorite feel good movie(s) to take a break from the relentless chaos. Casablanca, Amelie, and School of Rock are good options. You probably have others on your own lists. Pop some corn, open a can of your favorite carbonated beverage, and settle in for a little vacation for your brain.
Keep a list. 19 Democrats including, Chuck Schumer, backed MAGA Republicans in making corruption, tax evasion and fraud easier. They voted to repeal the rule requiring cryptocurrency bros to adhere to the same tax reporting rules as stock brokers.Bluesky Social
Friendica 2024.12 released
We are very happy to announce the availability of the new stable release of Friendica “Interrupted Fern” 2024.12. In addition to several improvements and new features, this release contains the fix for the broken installation wizard.The highlights of Friendica 2024.12 are
- added exporter for prometheus,
- we dropped the support of OStatus (the predecessor of ActivityPub) after evaluating the amount of active servers/contacts that are still only using this protocol, and deprecated the fancybox addon
- Friendica is now REUSE compliant and supports FEP-67ff
For details, please the CHANGELOG file in the repository.
What is Friendica
Friendica is a decentralised communications platform, you can use to host your own social media server that integrates with independent social networking platforms (like the Fediverse or Diaspora*) but also some commercial ones like Tumblr and BlueSky.How to Update
Updating from old Friendica versions
If you are updating from an older version than the 2023.12 release, please first update your Friendica instance to that version as it contained some breaking changes.Pre-Update Procedures
Ensure that the last backup of your Friendica installation was done recently.Using Git
Updating from the git repositories should only involve a pull from the Friendica core repository and addons repository, regardless of the branch (stable or develop) you are using. Remember to update the dependencies with composer as well. So, assuming that you are on thestablebranch, the commands to update your installation to the 2024.12 release would be
cd friendica
git pull
bin/composer.phar install --no-dev
cd addon
git pull
If you want to use a different branch than thestableone, you need to fetch and checkout the branch before your perform the git pull.Pulling in the dependencies with composer will show some deprecation warning, we will be working on that in the upcoming release.
Using the Archive Files
Due to unforseen changes in the CI not possible at the moment.Post Update Tasks
The database update should be applied automatically, but sometimes it gets stuck. If you encounter this, please initiate the DB update manually from the command line by running the script
bin/console dbstructure update
from the base of your Friendica installation. If the output contains any error message, please let us know using the channels mentioned below.Please note, that some of the changes to the database structure will take some time to be applied, depending on the size of your Friendica database this update might run for days.
Known Issues
At the time of writing this, none with 2024.12But the development branch is currently rather unstable and should be used with caution as the development diverged far (for Friendica terms) from the now stable branch. We will let our very valued ALPHA testers when the dev team things that the development branch is stable enough again.
How to Contribute
If you want to contribute to the project, you don’t need to have coding experience. There are a number of tasks listed in the issue tracker with the label “Junior Jobs” we think are good for new contributors. But you are by no means limited to these – if you find a solution to a problem (even a new one) please make a pull request at github or let us know in the development forum.Contribution to Friendica is also not limited to coding. Any contribution to the documentation, the translation or advertisement materials is welcome or reporting a problem. You don’t need to deal with Git(Hub) or Transifex if you don’t like to. Just get in touch with us and we will get the materials to the appropriate places.
Thanks everyone who helped making this release possible, and especially to all the new contributors to Friendica, and have fun!
friendi.ca/2025/01/01/friendic…
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How do I get started with Libby by OverDrive?
1. Get a free card from your local public library.
2. Download the Libby App.
3. Use your library card number and pin (typically the last 4 digits of your phone number) to configure your Libby account.
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Erin in the Morning
erininthemorning.com/?utm_sour…
Substack: Legal Issues
Andrew Weissmann
https://substack.com/@weissmannDemocracy Docket
https://substack.com/@democracydocketLaw Dork
https://www.lawdork.com/
Andrew Weissmann
substack.com/@weissmann
Democracy Docket
substack.com/@democracydocket
Law Dork
lawdork.com/
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Substack: Legal Issues
Andrew Weissmann
https://substack.com/@weissmannDemocracy Docket
https://substack.com/@democracydocketLaw Dork
https://www.lawdork.com/
American Pamphleteer
ladylibertie.substack.com/
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
substack.com/@joycevance
The Contrarian -Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen
contrarian.substack.com/
Heather Cox Richardson
substack.com/@heathercoxrichar…
Dworkin Report
dworkinsubstack.com/
Krassenstein
substack.com/profile/756622-kr…
Lincoln Project
substack.com/@lincolnproject62…
Meidas+
meidasplus.com/?utm_source=sub…
Paul Krugman
paulkrugman.substack.com/
Public Notice--Aaron Rupar
publicnotice.co/
Robert Reich
robertreich.substack.com/
Seth Abramson
substack.com/@sethabramson?utm…
The Warning with Steve Schmidt
steveschmidt.substack.com/
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Substack: Politics
American Pamphleteer
https://ladylibertie.substack.com/Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
https://substack.com/@joycevanceThe Contrarian -Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen
https://contrarian.substack.com/Heather Cox Richardson
https://substack.com/@heathercoxrichardsonDworkin Report
https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/Krassenstein
https://substack.com/profile/756622-krassenstein?utm_source=global-searchLincoln Project
https://substack.com/@lincolnproject623192Meidas+
https://www.meidasplus.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profilePaul Krugman
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/Public Notice--Aaron Rupar
https://www.publicnotice.co/Robert Reich
https://robertreich.substack.com/Seth Abramson
https://substack.com/@sethabramson?utm_source=top-searchThe Warning with Steve Schmidt
https://steveschmidt.substack.com/
Couch Nap
substack.com/@takeacouchnap
Force of Infection--Caitlyn Rivers tracks seasonal disease outbreaks, vaccines, etc.
caitlinrivers.substack.com/
Your Local Epidemiologist--public health news
yourlocalepidemiologist.substa…
Christopher Rufo -anti-public education, anti-LGBTQ+, Florida New College "Board Member," City Journal
christopherrufo.com/?utm_sourc…
Curtis Yarvin -anti democracy guru with J D Vance in thrall
substack.com/@graymirror?utm_s…
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Substack: Scoundrels to Keep an Eye On
Christopher Rufo -anti-public education, anti-LGBTQ+, Florida New College "Board Member," City Journal
https://christopherrufo.com/?utm_source=global-searchCurtis Yarvin -anti democracy guru with J D Vance in thrall
https://substack.com/@graymirror?utm_source=top-search
> Economic/Consumer Issues
> Education Issues
> Food
Health Issues
> Legal Issues
> LGBTQ+
> Politics
> Scoundrels to Keep an Eye on
Substack: Health News
Couch Nap
https://substack.com/@takeacouchnapForce of Infection--Caitlyn Rivers tracks seasonal disease outbreaks, vaccines, etc.
https://caitlinrivers.substack.com/Your Local Epidemiologist--public health news
https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/
It's Women's History Month! All March, we're highlighting women who've taken valuable steps for technology, privacy, security, and free expression for us all.Bluesky Social
youtube.com/watch?v=-4wsAmXnaE…
Help with profile settings, post settings and formatting, privacy issues, etc.
Since the internet was severely lacking it, This is a comprehensive tutorial on how you can do pretty much anything in friendica that you can on facebook. T...YouTube
February 28th
Economic Blackout
March 7-14
Amazon Boycott
March 21-28
Nestle Boycott
April 18th
Economic Blackout 2
April 21-28
General Mills Boycott
May 6-12
Amazon Boycott 2
May 20-26
Walmart Boycott 2
June 3-9
Target Boycott
June 24-30
McDonalds Boycott
July 4th
Independence Day Boycott
Kalamazoo County
kalcounty.com/board/
First & Third Tuesdays 7:00 PM
Go to Meeting Dates, Agendas to watch live or later on YouTube
City of Kalamazoo
kalamazoocity.org/Government
First & Third Tuesdays 7:00 PM
YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCIgXSSXLS…
Kalamazoo Township
ktwp.org/
Second & Fourth Mondays 7:00 PM
Go to agenda for Zoom link
Oshtemo Township
oshtemo.org/Boards-Committees
Second & Fourth Tuesdays 5:30 PM
Kalamazoo Public Schools
kalamazoopublicschools.com/boa…
alternate Thursdays 7:00 PM
kalamazoopublicschools.com/boa…
Portage Public Schools
portageps.org/page/board-of-ed…
Second & Fourth Mondays 6:30 PM
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Find live and past meetings, features about projects and programs, and much more from the City of Kalamazoo!YouTube
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Local Government
Kalamazoo County
kalcounty.com/board/
First & Third Tuesdays 7:00 PM
Go to Meeting Dates, Agendas to watch live or later on YouTubeCity of Kalamazoo
kalamazoocity.org/Government
First & Third Tuesdays 7:00 PM
YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCIgXSSXLS…
Kalamazoo Township
ktwp.org/
Second & Fourth Mondays 7:00 PM
Go to agenda for Zoom linkOshtemo Township
oshtemo.org/Boards-Committees
Second & Fourth Tuesdays 5:30 PMKalamazoo Public Schools
kalamazoopublicschools.com/boa…
alternate Thursdays 7:00 PM
kalamazoopublicschools.com/boa…Portage Public Schools
portageps.org/page/board-of-ed…Second & Fourth Mondays 6:30 PM
YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgP_TKfLi…City of Kalamazoo
Find live and past meetings, features about projects and programs, and much more from the City of Kalamazoo!YouTube
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Local Government
Kalamazoo County
kalcounty.com/board/
First & Third Tuesdays 7:00 PM
Go to Meeting Dates, Agendas to watch live or later on YouTubeCity of Kalamazoo
kalamazoocity.org/Government
First & Third Tuesdays 7:00 PM
YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCIgXSSXLS…
Kalamazoo Township
ktwp.org/
Second & Fourth Mondays 7:00 PM
Go to agenda for Zoom linkOshtemo Township
oshtemo.org/Boards-Committees
Second & Fourth Tuesdays 5:30 PMKalamazoo Public Schools
kalamazoopublicschools.com/boa…
alternate Thursdays 7:00 PM
kalamazoopublicschools.com/boa…Portage Public Schools
portageps.org/page/board-of-ed…Second & Fourth Mondays 6:30 PM
YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgP_TKfLi…City of Kalamazoo
Find live and past meetings, features about projects and programs, and much more from the City of Kalamazoo!YouTube
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Kalamazoo City Commission
David Anderson
Mayor
mayor@kalamazoocity.org
Jeanne Hess
Vice Mayor
hessj@kalamazoocity.org
Don Cooney
City Commissioner
cooneyd@kalamazoocity.org
Qianna Decker
City Commissioner
deckerq@kalamazoocity.org
Stephanie Hoffman
City Commissioner
hoffmans@kalamazoocity.org
Chris Praedel
City Commissioner
praedelc@kalamazoocity.org
Alonzo Wilson
City Commissioner
wilsona@kalamazoocity.org
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Kalamazoo County Commission
Tami Rey
Chair District 1
Tami.Rey@kalcounty.com
269-329-8512
Jen Strebs
Commissioner District 2
Jen.Strebs@kalcounty.com
269-903-6429
Monteze Morales
Commissioner District 3
monteze.morales@kalcounty.com
269-808-3189
Abigail Wheeler
Commissioner District 4
Abigail.Wheeler@kalcounty.com
616-951-5363
John Taylor
Vice Chair District 5
John.Taylor2@kalcounty.com
815-245-7160
John Gisler
Commissioner District 6
John.Gisler@kalcounty.com
269-323-0259
Jeff Heppler
Vice Chair Pro Tem District 7
Jeff.Heppler@kalcounty.com
269-629-5124
Wendy Mazer
Commissioner District 8
Wendy.Mazer@kalcounty.com
269-372-7198
Dale DeLeeuw
Commissioner District 9
Dale.Deleeuw@kalcounty.com
269-720-6885
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Kalamazoo County Commission
Tami Rey
Chair District 1
Tami.Rey@kalcounty.com
269-329-8512
Jen Strebs
Commissioner District 2
Jen.Strebs@kalcounty.com
269-903-6429
Monteze Morales
Commissioner District 3
monteze.morales@kalcounty.com
269-808-3189
Abigail Wheeler
Commissioner District 4
Abigail.Wheeler@kalcounty.com
616-951-5363
John Taylor
Vice Chair District 5
John.Taylor2@kalcounty.com
815-245-7160
John Gisler
Commissioner District 6
John.Gisler@kalcounty.com
269-323-0259
Jeff Heppler
Vice Chair Pro Tem District 7
Jeff.Heppler@kalcounty.com
269-629-5124
Wendy Mazer
Commissioner District 8
Wendy.Mazer@kalcounty.com
269-372-7198
Dale DeLeeuw
Commissioner District 9
Dale.Deleeuw@kalcounty.com
269-720-6885
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Kalamazoo Township
David Coombs
Supervisor
supervisor@ktwp.org
(269) 381-8080
Ashley Glass
Trustee
glassa@ktwp.org
Toni Kennedy
Trustee
adkennedy@ktwp.org
Colleen Leonard
Trustee
crleonard@ktwp.org
Sherine Miller
Treasurer
treasurer@ktwp.org
(269) 381-8080 Ext. 116
Craig Sherwood
Trustee
cmsherwood@ktwp.org
Lisa Mackie
Clerk
Clerk@ktwp.org (269) 381-8080 Ext. 117
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Kalamazoo Township
David Coombs
Supervisor
supervisor@ktwp.org
(269) 381-8080
Ashley Glass
Trustee
glassa@ktwp.org
Toni Kennedy
Trustee
adkennedy@ktwp.org
Colleen Leonard
Trustee
crleonard@ktwp.org
Sherine Miller
Treasurer
treasurer@ktwp.org
(269) 381-8080 Ext. 116
Craig Sherwood
Trustee
cmsherwood@ktwp.org
Lisa Mackie
Clerk
Clerk@ktwp.org (269) 381-8080 Ext. 117
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Oshtemo Township
Cheri Bell
Supervisor
cbell@oshtemo.org
269-216-5258
Clare Buszka
Treasurer
cbuszka@oshtemo.org
269-216-5260
Dusty Farmer
Clerk
dfarmer@oshtemo.org
269-216-5259
Kristin Cole
Trustee
kcole@oshtemo.org
269-375-4260
Michael Chapman
Trustee
mchapman@oshtemo.org
810-730-9576
Neil Sikora
Trustee
nsikora@oshtemo.org
269-760-6769
Zak Ford
Trustee
zford@oshtemo.org
269-271-5513
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Oshtemo Township
Cheri Bell
Supervisor
cbell@oshtemo.org
269-216-5258
Clare Buszka
Treasurer
cbuszka@oshtemo.org
269-216-5260
Dusty Farmer
Clerk
dfarmer@oshtemo.org
269-216-5259
Kristin Cole
Trustee
kcole@oshtemo.org
269-375-4260
Michael Chapman
Trustee
mchapman@oshtemo.org
810-730-9576
Neil Sikora
Trustee
nsikora@oshtemo.org
269-760-6769
Zak Ford
Trustee
zford@oshtemo.org
269-271-5513
Michigan Government
Gretchen Whitmer Governor
michigan.gov/Whitmer
Garlin Gilchrist, II Lt. Governor
michigan.gov/whitmer/ltgov
Jocelyn Benson Secretary of State
michigan.gov/sos
Dana Nessel Attorney General
michigan.gov/ag
House of Representatives
Matt Hall, Speaker 42
MattHall@house.mi.gov
(517) 373-1784
Matt Longjohn 40
MattLongjohn@house.mi.gov
(517) 373-8670
housedems.com/matt-longjohn/
Julie Rogers 41
JulieRogers@house.mi.gov
(517) 373-1783
housedems.com/Julie-Rogers/
Senate
Sean McCann 19
SenSMcCann@senate.michigan.gov
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ttps://senatedems.com/mccann/
Legislative Branch Lookup
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Michigan Government
Gretchen Whitmer Governor
https://www.michigan.gov/WhitmerGarlin Gilchrist, II Lt. Governor
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/ltgovJocelyn Benson Secretary of State
https://www.michigan.gov/sosDana Nessel Attorney General
https://www.michigan.gov/agHouse of Representatives
Matt Hall, Speaker 42
MattHall@house.mi.gov
(517) 373-1784Matt Longjohn 40
MattLongjohn@house.mi.gov
(517) 373-8670
https://housedems.com/matt-longjohn/Julie Rogers 41
JulieRogers@house.mi.gov
(517) 373-1783
https://housedems.com/Julie-Rogers/Senate
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Agriculture
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202-225-2171
Chair: Glen Thompson, PA
Ranking D: Angie Craig, MN
Other notable members:
Jim McGovern, MA
Jasmine Crockett, TX
Appropriations
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(202) 225-2771
Chair: Tom Cole, OK
Ranking D: Rosa DeLauro, CT
Other notable members:
John Moolenaar, MI
Budget
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Chair: Jodey Arrington, TX
Ranking D: Bredan Boyle, PA
Jack Bergman, MI
Pramila Jayapal, WA
Education & Workforce
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(202) 225-4527
Chair: Tim Walberg, MI
Ranking D:Robert Scott, VA
Other Notable Members:
Haley Stevens, MI
Energy & Commerce
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(202) 225-3641
Chair: Morgan Griffith, VA
Ranking D: Frank Pallone, NJ
Diana DeGette, CO
Debbie Dingell, MI
Ethics
ethics.house.gov/
202-225-7103
Chair: Michael Guest, MS
Ranking D: Susan Wild, PA
Financial Services
financialservices.house.gov/
202-225-7502
Chair: French Hill, AR
Ranking D: Maxine Waters, CA
Bill Huizenga, MI
Rashida Tlaib, Mi
Foreign Affairs
foreignaffairs.house.gov/
(202) 225-5021
Chair: Brian Mast, FL
Ranking D: Gregory Meeks, NY
Bill Huizenga, MI
Homeland Security
homeland.house.gov/
(202) 226-8417
Chair: Mark Green, TN
Ranking D: Bennie Thompson, MS
Eric Swalwell, CA
Shri Thanedar, MI
House Administration Committee on House Administration
202-225-8281
Chair: Bryan Steil, WI
Ranking D: Joe Morelle, NY
Judiciary
judiciary.house.gov/
(202) 225-6906
Chair: Jim Jordan, OH
Ranking D: Jamie Raskin, MD
Dan Goldman, NY
Natural Resources
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(202) 225-2761
Chair: Bruce Westerman, AR
Ranking D: Raul Grjalva, AZ
Debbie Dingell, MI
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(202) 225-5074
Chair: James Comer, KY
Ranking D: Gerald Connolly, VA
RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI, IL
JASMINE CROCKETT, TX
Rules
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(202) 225-9191
Chair: Virginia Foxx, NC
Ranking D: Jim McGovern, MA
Science, Space & Technology
science.house.gov/
202-225-6371
Chair: Brian Babin, TX
Ranking D: Zoe Lofgren, CA
Maxwell Frost, FL
Sarah McBride, DE
Small Business
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202-225-5821
Chair: Roger Williams, TX
Ranking D: Nydia Velazquez, NY
Hillary Scholten, MI
Shri Thanedar, MI
Transportation & Infrastructure
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(202) 225-9446
Chair: Sam Graves, MO
Ranking D: Rick Larsen, WA
Tom Barrett, MI
Hillary Scholten, MI
Veterans Affairs
veterans.house.gov/
(202) 225-3527
Chair: Mike Bost, IL
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Ways and Means
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(202) 225-3625
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Chair: Glen Thompson, PA
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Jasmine Crockett, TXAppropriations
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(202) 225-2771
Chair: Tom Cole, OK
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(202) 225-3641
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Diana DeGette, CO
Debbie Dingell, MIEthics
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202-225-7103
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Ranking D: Susan Wild, PAFinancial Services
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202-225-7502
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Ranking D: Maxine Waters, CA
Bill Huizenga, MI
Rashida Tlaib, MiForeign Affairs
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(202) 225-5021
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Ranking D: Gregory Meeks, NY
Bill Huizenga, MIHomeland Security
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(202) 226-8417
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Eric Swalwell, CA
Shri Thanedar, MIHouse Administration Committee on House Administration
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(202) 225-6906
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Ranking D: Jamie Raskin, MD
Dan Goldman, NYNatural Resources
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(202) 225-2761
Chair: Bruce Westerman, AR
Ranking D: Raul Grjalva, AZ
Debbie Dingell, MIOversight & Government Reform
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(202) 225-5074
Chair: James Comer, KY
Ranking D: Gerald Connolly, VA
RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI, IL
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(202) 225-9191
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202-225-6371
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Ranking D: Zoe Lofgren, CA
Maxwell Frost, FL
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202-225-5821
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Hillary Scholten, MI
Shri Thanedar, MITransportation & Infrastructure
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(202) 225-9446
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Tom Barrett, MI
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Agriculture
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202-225-2171
Chair: Glen Thompson, PA
Ranking D: Angie Craig, MN
Other notable members:
Jim McGovern, MA
Jasmine Crockett, TXAppropriations
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(202) 225-2771
Chair: Tom Cole, OK
Ranking D: Rosa DeLauro, CT
Other notable members:
John Moolenaar, MIBudget
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(202) 226-7270)
Chair: Jodey Arrington, TX
Ranking D: Bredan Boyle, PA
Jack Bergman, MI
Pramila Jayapal, WAEducation & Workforce
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(202) 225-4527
Chair: Tim Walberg, MI
Ranking D:Robert Scott, VA
Other Notable Members:
Haley Stevens, MIEnergy & Commerce
energycommerce.house.gov/
(202) 225-3641
Chair: Morgan Griffith, VA
Ranking D: Frank Pallone, NJ
Diana DeGette, CO
Debbie Dingell, MIEthics
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202-225-7103
Chair: Michael Guest, MS
Ranking D: Susan Wild, PAFinancial Services
financialservices.house.gov/
202-225-7502
Chair: French Hill, AR
Ranking D: Maxine Waters, CA
Bill Huizenga, MI
Rashida Tlaib, MiForeign Affairs
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(202) 225-5021
Chair: Brian Mast, FL
Ranking D: Gregory Meeks, NY
Bill Huizenga, MIHomeland Security
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Eric Swalwell, CA
Shri Thanedar, MIHouse Administration Committee on House Administration
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Dan Goldman, NYNatural Resources
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(202) 225-2761
Chair: Bruce Westerman, AR
Ranking D: Raul Grjalva, AZ
Debbie Dingell, MIOversight & Government Reform
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(202) 225-5074
Chair: James Comer, KY
Ranking D: Gerald Connolly, VA
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Jack Bergman
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(202) 225-4735
(231) 944-7633
(906) 273-2227
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John Moolenaar
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(202) 225-3561
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(989) 802-6040
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Hillary Scholten
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Bill Huizenga
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(269) 569-8595
5th district
Tim Walberg
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(202) 225-6276
(517) 780-9075
(269) 479-3115
6th district
Debbie Dingell
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(202) 225-4071
(734) 481-1100
(313) 278-2936
7th district
Tom Barrett
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(202) 225-4872
(517) 993-0510
8th district
Kristen McDonald Rivet
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(202) 225-3611
(810) 238-8627
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Lisa McClain
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(202) 225-2106
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(586) 697-9300
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John James
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(202) 225-4961
(586) 498-7122
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Haley Stevens
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(202) 225-8171
(734) 853-3040
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Rashida Tlaib
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(202) 225-5126
(313) 463-6220
(313) 203-7540
(313) 463-6220
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Shri Thanedar
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(202) 225-5802
(313) 880-2400
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(202) 225-3561
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Hillary Scholten
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(202) 225-3831
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(202) 225-4401
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Tim Walberg
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(202) 225-6276
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(202) 225-4071
(734) 481-1100
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Tom Barrett
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(202) 225-4872
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(202) 225-3611
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https://mcclain.house.gov/
(202) 225-2106
(586) 697-9300
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John James
https://james.house.gov/
(202) 225-4961
(586) 498-712211th district
Haley Stevens
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(202) 225-8171
(734) 853-304012th district
Rashida Tlaib
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(202) 225-5126
(313) 463-6220
(313) 203-7540
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Shri Thanedar
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Jack Bergman
https://bergman.house.gov/
(202) 225-4735
(231) 944-7633
(906) 273-22272nd district
John Moolenaar
https://moolenaar.house.gov/
(202) 225-3561
(616) 528-7100
(989) 802-60403rd district
Hillary Scholten
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(202) 225-3831
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Bill Huizenga
https://huizenga.house.gov/
(202) 225-4401
(616) 251-6741
(269) 569-85955th district
Tim Walberg
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(202) 225-6276
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Debbie Dingell
https://debbiedingell.house.gov/
(202) 225-4071
(734) 481-1100
(313) 278-29367th district
Tom Barrett
https://barrett.house.gov/
(202) 225-4872
(517) 993-05108th district
Kristen McDonald Rivet
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(202) 225-3611
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Lisa McClain
https://mcclain.house.gov/
(202) 225-2106
(586) 697-9300
(586) 697-930010th district
John James
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(202) 225-4961
(586) 498-712211th district
Haley Stevens
https://stevens.house.gov/
(202) 225-8171
(734) 853-304012th district
Rashida Tlaib
https://tlaib.house.gov/
(202) 225-5126
(313) 463-6220
(313) 203-7540
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Shri Thanedar
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The Value of Phone Calls
(multiple posts after Inauguration Day)
FOR THOSE OF YOU LOOKING TO TURN YOUR despair INTO ACTION, here's some advice from a high-level staffer for a Senator.
There are two things that we should be doing all the time right now. You should NOT be bothering with online petitions or emailing.
1) The best thing you can do to be heard and get your congressperson to pay attention is to have face-to-face time — if they have town halls, go to them. Go to their local offices. If you're in DC, try to find a way to go to an event of theirs. Go to the "mobile offices" that their staff hold periodically (all these times are located on each congressperson's website). When you go, ask questions. A lot of them. And push for answers. The louder and more vocal and present you can be at those the better.
2) But those in-person events don't happen every day. So, the absolute most important thing that people should be doing every day is calling.
YOU SHOULD MAKE 6 CALLS A DAY:
2 each (DC office and your local office) to your 2 Senators & your 1 Representative.
The staffer was very clear that any sort of online contact basically gets immediately ignored, and letters pretty much get thrown in the trash (unless you have a particularly strong emotional story — but even then it's not worth the time it took you to craft that letter).
Calls are what all the congresspeople pay attention to. Every single day, the Senior Staff and the Senator get a report of the 3 most-called-about topics for that day at each of their offices (in DC and local offices), and exactly how many people said what about each of those topics. They're also sorted by zip code and area code. She said that Republican callers generally outnumber Democrat callers 4-1, and when it's a particular issue that single-issue-voters pay attention to (like gun control, or planned parenthood funding, etc...), it's often closer to 11-1, and that's recently pushed Republican congressmen on the fence to vote with the Republicans. In the last 8 years, Republicans have called, and Democrats haven't.
So, when you call:
A) When calling the DC office, ask for the Staff member in charge of whatever you're calling about ("Hi, I'd like to speak with the staffer in charge of Healthcare, please") — local offices won't always have specific ones, but they might. If you get transferred to that person, awesome. If you don't, that's ok — ask for that person's name, and then just keep talking to whoever answered the phone. Don't leave a message (unless the office doesn't pick up at all — then you can — but it's better to talk to the staffer who first answered than leave a message for the specific staffer in charge of your topic).
B) Give them your zip code. They won't always ask for it, but make sure you give it to them, so they can mark it down. Extra points if you live in a zip code that traditionally votes for them, since they'll want to make sure they get/keep your vote.
C) If you can make it personal, make it personal. "I voted for you in the last election and I'm worried/happy/whatever" or "I'm a teacher, and I am appalled by ——-," or "as a single mother" or "as a white, middle class woman," or whatever.
D) Pick 1-2 specific things per day to focus on. Don't rattle off everything you're concerned about — they're figuring out what 1-2 topics to mark you down for on their lists. So, focus on 1-2 per day. Ideally something that will be voted on/taken up in the next few days, but it doesn't really matter — even if there's not a vote coming up in the next week, call anyway. It's important that they just keep getting calls.
E) Be clear on what you want — "I'm disappointed that the Senator..." or "I want to thank the Senator for their vote on... " or "I want the Senator to know that voting in _____ way is the wrong decision for our state because... " Don't leave any ambiguity.
F) They may get to know your voice/get sick of you — it doesn't matter. The people answering the phones generally turn over every 6 weeks anyway, so even if they're really sick of you, they'll be gone in 6 weeks.
From experience since the election: If you hate being on the phone & feel awkward (which is a lot of people) don't worry about it — there are a bunch of scripts (Indivisible has some, there are lots of others floating around these days). After a few days of calling, it starts to feel a lot more natural.
Put the 6 numbers in your phone (all under P – Politician.) An example is McCaskill MO, Politician McCaskill DC, Politician Blunt MO, etc., which makes it really easy to click down the list each day.
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The Value of Phone Calls
(multiple posts after Inauguration Day)
FOR THOSE OF YOU LOOKING TO TURN YOUR despair INTO ACTION, here's some advice from a high-level staffer for a Senator.
There are two things that we should be doing all the time right now. You should NOT be bothering with online petitions or emailing.
1) The best thing you can do to be heard and get your congressperson to pay attention is to have face-to-face time — if they have town halls, go to them. Go to their local offices. If you're in DC, try to find a way to go to an event of theirs. Go to the "mobile offices" that their staff hold periodically (all these times are located on each congressperson's website). When you go, ask questions. A lot of them. And push for answers. The louder and more vocal and present you can be at those the better.
2) But those in-person events don't happen every day. So, the absolute most important thing that people should be doing every day is calling.
YOU SHOULD MAKE 6 CALLS A DAY:
2 each (DC office and your local office) to your 2 Senators & your 1 Representative.
The staffer was very clear that any sort of online contact basically gets immediately ignored, and letters pretty much get thrown in the trash (unless you have a particularly strong emotional story — but even then it's not worth the time it took you to craft that letter).
Calls are what all the congresspeople pay attention to. Every single day, the Senior Staff and the Senator get a report of the 3 most-called-about topics for that day at each of their offices (in DC and local offices), and exactly how many people said what about each of those topics. They're also sorted by zip code and area code. She said that Republican callers generally outnumber Democrat callers 4-1, and when it's a particular issue that single-issue-voters pay attention to (like gun control, or planned parenthood funding, etc...), it's often closer to 11-1, and that's recently pushed Republican congressmen on the fence to vote with the Republicans. In the last 8 years, Republicans have called, and Democrats haven't.
So, when you call:
A) When calling the DC office, ask for the Staff member in charge of whatever you're calling about ("Hi, I'd like to speak with the staffer in charge of Healthcare, please") — local offices won't always have specific ones, but they might. If you get transferred to that person, awesome. If you don't, that's ok — ask for that person's name, and then just keep talking to whoever answered the phone. Don't leave a message (unless the office doesn't pick up at all — then you can — but it's better to talk to the staffer who first answered than leave a message for the specific staffer in charge of your topic).
B) Give them your zip code. They won't always ask for it, but make sure you give it to them, so they can mark it down. Extra points if you live in a zip code that traditionally votes for them, since they'll want to make sure they get/keep your vote.
C) If you can make it personal, make it personal. "I voted for you in the last election and I'm worried/happy/whatever" or "I'm a teacher, and I am appalled by ——-," or "as a single mother" or "as a white, middle class woman," or whatever.
D) Pick 1-2 specific things per day to focus on. Don't rattle off everything you're concerned about — they're figuring out what 1-2 topics to mark you down for on their lists. So, focus on 1-2 per day. Ideally something that will be voted on/taken up in the next few days, but it doesn't really matter — even if there's not a vote coming up in the next week, call anyway. It's important that they just keep getting calls.
E) Be clear on what you want — "I'm disappointed that the Senator..." or "I want to thank the Senator for their vote on... " or "I want the Senator to know that voting in _____ way is the wrong decision for our state because... " Don't leave any ambiguity.
F) They may get to know your voice/get sick of you — it doesn't matter. The people answering the phones generally turn over every 6 weeks anyway, so even if they're really sick of you, they'll be gone in 6 weeks.
From experience since the election: If you hate being on the phone & feel awkward (which is a lot of people) don't worry about it — there are a bunch of scripts (Indivisible has some, there are lots of others floating around these days). After a few days of calling, it starts to feel a lot more natural.
Put the 6 numbers in your phone (all under P – Politician.) An example is McCaskill MO, Politician McCaskill DC, Politician Blunt MO, etc., which makes it really easy to click down the list each day.
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The Value of Phone Calls
(multiple posts after Inauguration Day)
FOR THOSE OF YOU LOOKING TO TURN YOUR despair INTO ACTION, here's some advice from a high-level staffer for a Senator.
There are two things that we should be doing all the time right now. You should NOT be bothering with online petitions or emailing.
1) The best thing you can do to be heard and get your congressperson to pay attention is to have face-to-face time — if they have town halls, go to them. Go to their local offices. If you're in DC, try to find a way to go to an event of theirs. Go to the "mobile offices" that their staff hold periodically (all these times are located on each congressperson's website). When you go, ask questions. A lot of them. And push for answers. The louder and more vocal and present you can be at those the better.
2) But those in-person events don't happen every day. So, the absolute most important thing that people should be doing every day is calling.
YOU SHOULD MAKE 6 CALLS A DAY:
2 each (DC office and your local office) to your 2 Senators & your 1 Representative.
The staffer was very clear that any sort of online contact basically gets immediately ignored, and letters pretty much get thrown in the trash (unless you have a particularly strong emotional story — but even then it's not worth the time it took you to craft that letter).
Calls are what all the congresspeople pay attention to. Every single day, the Senior Staff and the Senator get a report of the 3 most-called-about topics for that day at each of their offices (in DC and local offices), and exactly how many people said what about each of those topics. They're also sorted by zip code and area code. She said that Republican callers generally outnumber Democrat callers 4-1, and when it's a particular issue that single-issue-voters pay attention to (like gun control, or planned parenthood funding, etc...), it's often closer to 11-1, and that's recently pushed Republican congressmen on the fence to vote with the Republicans. In the last 8 years, Republicans have called, and Democrats haven't.
So, when you call:
A) When calling the DC office, ask for the Staff member in charge of whatever you're calling about ("Hi, I'd like to speak with the staffer in charge of Healthcare, please") — local offices won't always have specific ones, but they might. If you get transferred to that person, awesome. If you don't, that's ok — ask for that person's name, and then just keep talking to whoever answered the phone. Don't leave a message (unless the office doesn't pick up at all — then you can — but it's better to talk to the staffer who first answered than leave a message for the specific staffer in charge of your topic).
B) Give them your zip code. They won't always ask for it, but make sure you give it to them, so they can mark it down. Extra points if you live in a zip code that traditionally votes for them, since they'll want to make sure they get/keep your vote.
C) If you can make it personal, make it personal. "I voted for you in the last election and I'm worried/happy/whatever" or "I'm a teacher, and I am appalled by ——-," or "as a single mother" or "as a white, middle class woman," or whatever.
D) Pick 1-2 specific things per day to focus on. Don't rattle off everything you're concerned about — they're figuring out what 1-2 topics to mark you down for on their lists. So, focus on 1-2 per day. Ideally something that will be voted on/taken up in the next few days, but it doesn't really matter — even if there's not a vote coming up in the next week, call anyway. It's important that they just keep getting calls.
E) Be clear on what you want — "I'm disappointed that the Senator..." or "I want to thank the Senator for their vote on... " or "I want the Senator to know that voting in _____ way is the wrong decision for our state because... " Don't leave any ambiguity.
F) They may get to know your voice/get sick of you — it doesn't matter. The people answering the phones generally turn over every 6 weeks anyway, so even if they're really sick of you, they'll be gone in 6 weeks.
From experience since the election: If you hate being on the phone & feel awkward (which is a lot of people) don't worry about it — there are a bunch of scripts (Indivisible has some, there are lots of others floating around these days). After a few days of calling, it starts to feel a lot more natural.
Put the 6 numbers in your phone (all under P – Politician.) An example is McCaskill MO, Politician McCaskill DC, Politician Blunt MO, etc., which makes it really easy to click down the list each day.
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Welcome 1:00-1:30 pm fellowship, tech onboarding 1:30-2:30 pm political action local experiences 2:30-3:00 pm wrap up, groups, next steps March: Local News April: Food Security May: mission/vision “You can decide you wanna be pure, and if that’s your…Google Docs
Angela Alsobrooks MD
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Banking, HUD Environment Health, Ed, LP Aging
Tammy Baldwin WI
baldwin.senate.gov/contact/con… zip verification
Health, Ed, Labor Commerce, Sci, Trans Appropriations
Tom Barrasso WY
barrasso.senate.gov/public/ind…
Energy & Nat Res Foreign Relations Finance
Michael Bennet CO
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Intelligence Finance Agriculture
Marsha Blackburn TN
blackburn.senate.gov/email-me
Commerce, Sci, Transp Finance Judiciary Veterans Affairs
Richard Blumenthal CT
blumenthal.senate.gov/contact/… Judiciary Homeland Security Armed Services Veterans Affairs Aging
Lisa Blunt-Rochester DE
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Banking, HUD Commerce, Science Environment Health
Cory Booker NJ
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Foreign Relations Judiciary Small Business Agriculture
John Boozman AR
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Agriculture Appropriations Environment Veterans Affairs
Jim Banks IN
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Agriculture Budget Health, Ed, Labor
Katie Britt AL
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Tedd Budd NC
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Small Business Health, Ed, Labor Commerce, Sci, Trans Armed Services
Maria Cantwell WA
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Shelly Moore Capito WV
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Environment Commerce, Sci, Transp Appropriations Rules
Bill Cassidy LA
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Finance Health, Ed, Labor Energy, Nat Res Veterans Affairs
Susan Collins ME
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Appropriations Health, Ed, Labor Intelligence
Chris Coons DE
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Appropriations Foreign Relations Small Bus Ethics
John Cornyn TX
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Finance Judiciary Intelligence
Cortez Masto NM cortezmasto.senate.gov/contact… Finance Banking, HUD Energy, Nat Res Indian Affairs
Tom Cotton AR
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Armed Services Judiciary Intelligence
Kevin Cramer ND
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Armed Services Environment Veterans Affairs Banking
Mike Crapo ID
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Finance Banking, HUD Budget
Ted Cruz TX
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Judiciary Rules Foreign Relations Commerce, Sci, trans
John Curtis UT
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Steve Daines MT
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Finance Banking, HUD Energy, NR Indian Affairs
Tammy Duckworth IL
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Joni Ernst IA
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Armed Services Agriculture Small Business
John Fetterman PA
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Environment Agriculture Banking, HUD Aging
Deb Fischer NE
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Armed Services Commerce, Sci, Trans Rules Appropriations Ethics
Ruben Gallego AZ
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banking, HUD Energy, NR Homeland Security Veterans Affairs
Kirsten Gillibrand NY
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Lindsay Graham SC
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Judiciary Appropriations Budget Environment
Chuck Grassley IA
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Health, Ed, Labor Finance Veterans Affairs
Josh Hawley MO
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Judiciary Homeland Security Energy, NR Small Business
Martin Heinrich NM
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Energy NR Appropriations Intelligence
John Hickenlooper CO
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Health, Ed, Labor Small Business Energy NR Commerce, Sci, trans
Maizie Hirono HI
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Veterans Affairs Judiciary Small Business Energy NR Armed Services
John Hoeven ND
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Agriculture Appropriations Energy NR Indian Affairs
John Husted OH
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Energy NR Health, Education, Small Business Aging
Cindy Hyde-Smith MS
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Agriculture Appropriations Energy NR Rules
Ron Johnson WI
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Jim Justice WV
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Tim Kaine VA
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Mark Kelly AZ
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Armed Services Intelligence Environment Aging
John Kennedy LA
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Andy Kim NJ
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Mike Lee UT
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Ben Ray Lujan NM
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Commerce, Sci, Trans Health, Ed, Labor Agriculture Indian Affairs Budget
Cynthia Lummis WY
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Ed Markey MA
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Commerce, Sci, Trans Environment Health, Ed, Labor Small Business
Roger Marshall KS
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Agricuture Health, Ed, Labor Homeland Security Budget
Mitch McConnell KY
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Dave McCormick PA
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Banking Energy NR Foreign Relations Joint Econ Aging
Jeff Merkley OR
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Appropriations Budget Environment Foreign Relations Rules
Ashley Moody FL
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Health, Ed, labor, pensions Homeland Security Judiciary Joint Econ Aging
Jerry Moran KS
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Bernie Moreno OH
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Armed Services Health, Ed, Labor Environment Indian Affairs
Lisa Murkowski AK
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Appropriations Health, Ed, Labor Energy NR Indian Affairs
Chris Murphy CT
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Appropriations Health, Ed, Labor Foreign Relations
Patty Murray WA
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John Ossoff GA
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Alex Padilla CA
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Rand Paul KY
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Homeland Security Appropriations Armed Services Commerce, Sci, trans
Jack Reed RI
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Pete Ricketts NE
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Environment Foreign Relations Aging
James Risch ID
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Energy Foreign Relations Intelligence Ethics
Jacky Rosen NV
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Mike Rounds SD
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Armed Services Banking, HUD Indian Affairs Intelligence Veterans Affairs
Bernie Sanders VT
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Brian Schatz HI
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Appropriations Commerce, Sci, Trans Foreign Relations Indian Affairs Ethics
Adam Schiff CA
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Judiciary Rules Homeland Security banking
Eric Schmitt MO
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Chuck Schumer NY
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Rules Intelligence
Rick Scott FL
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Homeland Security Armed Services Budget Aging
Tim Scott SC
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Banking Foreign Relations Finance Small Business Aging
Jeanne Shaheen NH
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Appropriations Foreign Relations Armed Services Small Business Ethics
Tim Sheehy MT
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Elissa Slotkin MI
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Agriculture Armed Services Homeland Security Veterans Affairs
Tina Smith MN
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Banking Health, Ed, Labor Agriculture Indian Affairs
Dan Sullivan AK
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Armed Services Commerce, Sci, Trans
Environment Veterans Affairs
John Thune SD
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Agriculture Commerce, Sci, Trans Finance
Thom Tillis NC
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Finance Banking, HUD Veterans Affairs Judiciary
Tommy Tuberville AL
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Armed Services Agriculture Health, Ed, Labor Veterans Affairs
Chris Van Hollen MD
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Appropriations Banking, HUD Foreign Relations Budget
Mark Warner VA
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Intelligence Banking, HUD Budget Finance Rules
Raphael Warnock GA
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Agriculture Banking, HUD Commerce, Sci, Trans Aging
Elizabeth Warren MA
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Banking, HUD Finance Armed Services Aging
Peter Welch VT
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Judiciary Budget Finance Environment
Roger Wicker MS
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Armed Services Commerce, Sci, Trans Environment Rules
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Finance Budget Energy, NR Intelligence
Todd Young IN
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Foreign Relations Finance Commerce, Sci, Trans Small Business
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Angela Alsobrooks MD
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Banking, HUD Environment Health, Ed, LP AgingTammy Baldwin WI
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Health, Ed, Labor Commerce, Sci, Trans AppropriationsTom Barrasso WY
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Energy & Nat Res Foreign Relations FinanceMichael Bennet CO
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Intelligence Finance AgricultureMarsha Blackburn TN
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Commerce, Sci, Transp Finance Judiciary Veterans AffairsRichard Blumenthal CT
https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/contact/write-to-senator-blumenthal Judiciary Homeland Security Armed Services Veterans Affairs AgingLisa Blunt-Rochester DE
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Banking, HUD Commerce, Science Environment HealthCory Booker NJ
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Foreign Relations Judiciary Small Business AgricultureJohn Boozman AR
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Agriculture Appropriations Environment Veterans AffairsJim Banks IN
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Agriculture Budget Health, Ed, LaborKatie Britt AL
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Small Business Health, Ed, Labor Commerce, Sci, Trans Armed ServicesMaria Cantwell WA
https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/contact/email/form asks for pronouns Commerce, Sci, Transp Energy & NR Finance Indian Affairs Small BusShelly Moore Capito WV
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Environment Commerce, Sci, Transp Appropriations RulesBill Cassidy LA
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Finance Health, Ed, Labor Energy, Nat Res Veterans AffairsSusan Collins ME
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Appropriations Health, Ed, Labor IntelligenceChris Coons DE
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Appropriations Foreign Relations Small Bus EthicsJohn Cornyn TX
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Finance Judiciary Intelligence
Cortez Masto NM https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/contact/connect/ Finance Banking, HUD Energy, Nat Res Indian AffairsTom Cotton AR
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Armed Services Judiciary IntelligenceKevin Cramer ND
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Armed Services Environment Veterans Affairs BankingMike Crapo ID
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Finance Banking, HUD BudgetTed Cruz TX
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Judiciary Rules Foreign Relations Commerce, Sci, transJohn Curtis UT
https://www.curtis.senate.gov/Steve Daines MT
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Finance Banking, HUD Energy, NR Indian AffairsTammy Duckworth IL
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Armed Services Commerce, Sci, Trans Small Business Foreign RelationsDick Durbin IL
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Judiciary Appropriations AgricultureJoni Ernst IA
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Armed Services Agriculture Small BusinessJohn Fetterman PA
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Environment Agriculture Banking, HUD AgingDeb Fischer NE
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Armed Services Commerce, Sci, Trans Rules Appropriations Ethics
Ruben Gallego AZ
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banking, HUD Energy, NR Homeland Security Veterans AffairsKirsten Gillibrand NY
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Intelligence Armed Services Agriculture AgingLindsay Graham SC
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Judiciary Appropriations Budget EnvironmentChuck Grassley IA
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Budget Judiciary Finance AgricultureBill Hagerty TN https://www.hagerty.senate.gov/email-me/
Banking Foreign Relations Appropriations RulesMaggie Hassan NH
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Health, Ed, Labor Finance Veterans AffairsJosh Hawley MO
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Judiciary Homeland Security Energy, NR Small BusinessMartin Heinrich NM
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Energy NR Appropriations IntelligenceJohn Hickenlooper CO
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Health, Ed, Labor Small Business Energy NR Commerce, Sci, transMaizie Hirono HI
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Veterans Affairs Judiciary Small Business Energy NR Armed ServicesJohn Hoeven ND
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Agriculture Appropriations Energy NR Indian AffairsJohn Husted OH
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Budget Foreign Relations Health, Ed, LaborMark Kelly AZ
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Armed Services Intelligence Environment AgingJohn Kennedy LA
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Appropriations Banking Budget Judiciary Small BusinessAndy Kim NJ
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Banking Commerce, Sci, Trans Homeland Security Health, Ed, Labor, PensionsAngus King ME https://www.king.senate.gov/contact Veterans Affairs Intelligence Armed Services Energy NR
Amy Klobuchar MN
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Commerce, Sci, Trans Health, Ed, Labor Agriculture Indian Affairs BudgetCynthia Lummis WY
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Environment Commerce, Sci, Trans Banking, HUDEd Markey MA
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Commerce, Sci, Trans Environment Health, Ed, Labor Small BusinessRoger Marshall KS
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Agricuture Health, Ed, Labor Homeland Security BudgetMitch McConnell KY
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Banking Energy NR Foreign Relations Joint Econ AgingJeff Merkley OR
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Health, Ed, labor, pensions Homeland Security Judiciary Joint Econ AgingJerry Moran KS
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Banking Foreign Relations Finance Small Business AgingJeanne Shaheen NH
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Agriculture Commerce, Sci, Trans FinanceThom Tillis NC
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Finance Banking, HUD Veterans Affairs JudiciaryTommy Tuberville AL
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