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VOR Weekly E-Mail Update
September 5, 2008
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Contents

H.R. 3995 ADVOCACY

I. IT IS NOT TOO LATE:

1.
If you called to request an appointment, FOLLOW UP.
2.
If you had an appointment, FOLLOW UP.
3.
If you didn’t request an appointment in August, call your Representative TODAY and ask that he/she COSPONSOR H.R. 3995.

II.
CURRENT LIST OF COSPONSORS

III.
NEED HELP? Contact VOR for H.R. 3995 resources and information


THANK YOU!!!!


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I. IT IS NOT TOO LATE
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1. If you called to request an appointment, FOLLOW UP.
2. If you had an appointment, FOLLOW UP.
3. If you didn’t request an appointment in August, call your Representative TODAY and ask that he/she COSPONSOR H.R. 3995.

See the impressive list of cosponsors below. With your help, we can add even more H.R. 3995 cosponsors. Constituent contact is absolutely necessary to secure COSPONSORS.

Find out who your U.S. Representative is by visiting http://www.congress.org and entering your zip code. It is that easy!

THANK YOU!!!


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II. CURRENT LIST OF COSPONSORS
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H.R. 3995 COSPONSORS (as of 09/05/08):
42 Cosponsors: 25 Democrats / 17 Republicans

Rep. John Barrow (D-GA)
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Rep. John Boozman (R-AR)
Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr. (R-LA)
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL)
Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA)
Rep. David Dreier (R-CA)
Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC)
Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA)
Rep. Charles Gonzales (D-TX)
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Rep. Timothy Johnson (R-IL)
Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
Rep. John Larson (D-CT)
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)
Rep. James McGovern (D-MA)
Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC)
Rep. Gary Miller (R-CA)
Rep. James Moran (D-VA)
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Rep. Jon Porter (R-NV)
Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA)
Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL)
Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA)
Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI)
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)


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III. NEED HELP? Contact VOR for H.R. 3995 resources and information
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Contact Tamie at 605-399-1624 or Tamie327@hotmail.com for position papers, information and advice.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

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Tamie Hopp

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