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Dear Representative __________________:
- My name is ________________, and I live in _____________.
You may also want to include some information to place you within the community – for example, where you work or what religious or community groups you belong to.
- I want to congratulate you on your recent {election/re-election} to serve in Congress.
If you have any previous relationship with the representative-have lobbied, have met- you could mention it here.
- I want to make sure that you know the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), an organization in Washington that I care about and that shares many of my views. I have enclosed some information about FCNL and its recent legislative successes.
- Our country has spent billions invading and occupying Iraq while efforts to improve the lives of people here in the United States have lacked adequate funding. With a possible end to the war in Iraq, we will have the unique opportunity to reclaim the Iraq War portion of our military budget as a "home dividend." I'm urging you to use this money to invest in improving access to health care, proving scholarships for university students, hiring more elementary school teachers, and investing in renewable energy.
- By January 2009, taxpayers in {STATE} will have paid {$AMOUNT} for the Iraq war. This money would have provided _________ people with health care for a year, ___________ scholarships for university students, ____________ elementary school teachers for a year, or ____________homes powered by renewable electricity for a year.
See http://www.fcnl.org/action/memberwelcome/states.htm for specific information about your state.
- I look forward to working with you to better invest our tax dollars. Thank you for your service.
Sincerely,
_________________________
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Reviewed:
02/18/2009
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