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mpollard
at Fri Dec 11 15:53:07 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mpollard ]
Nice job! Calling to speak to the bill's sponsor is something that I would have felt extremely futile about, but I'm glad you did it! Just out of curiosity, are you one of Senator Nelson's constituents? I know when I called during one of the "campaigns", they made it clear that if I didn't live in Florida, they didn't really care what I wanted or thought.
I also had some success today. I spoke with the responsible staff member in Senator Voinovich's (Ohio) office. He was VERY interested and had lots of questions. We spoke for 30-45 mins. One thing that kinda grabbed me at the end, was that he said if HSUS had anything to do with it, well...let's just say that opposing HSUS is not something they'd find competely distasteful... 
I promised him a lot of information and a cheat sheet to help the senator locate and reference the "good stuff". He said he'd make sure the sentor and the other staff that should be involved were informed. He said he didn't expect any activity on the bill anytime soon, (with all the other issues like health care being a primary focus), but he'd like to be prepared just in case and was eager to get the information.
I hope other people are also making an effort to contact their senators (staffs) directly. The reception you get seems very different (better) if you are a constituent. And, once you get a direct phone number and email to the person who has the senator's ear on this topic, making contact is much more rewarding/hopeful!
Mark
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Great job! - mpollard, Fri Dec 11 15:53:07 2009