{"id":1830,"date":"2022-08-03T23:22:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T03:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2022-12-06T22:26:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T03:26:35","slug":"want-your-voice-heard-in-the-congress-of-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/want-your-voice-heard-in-the-congress-of-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Want your voice heard in the Congress of the United States?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Takes merely a few minutes to send a personal email to all your congressmen\/women<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When you read that dead-end senators like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz are voting down funding<\/a> to stop Human Trafficking Prevention and Protection, you know you have to do something. Fortunately, it’s easier than you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By going to this website<\/a>, you merely type in your address, and it’ll identify your two senators and your representative in the US House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Check the one or ones you want to write to and click “Write to them!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That brings up this email box where you can type in your subject line and message. Then scroll down and enter your contact information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the bottom, there may be selection boxes to check which topics your senator follows. Use the drop-down arrow next to each to select an appropriate topic like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then. hit “Submit,” and your message will be on its way to all three or whichever you choose. It’s so simple, there aren’t any more excuses for not making your voice heard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might want to bookmark this page or add http:\/\/democracy.io<\/a> to your contact list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s time to make your voice heard by D.C. politicians. Here’s how easily that is to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,230],"tags":[107,386,387,385,23,298],"class_list":["post-1830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dougs-posts","category-resources","tag-congress","tag-contact-your-representatives","tag-democracy-io","tag-house-of-representatives","tag-human-trafficking","tag-senate"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2.png",1024,676,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2-150x99.png",150,99,true],"medium":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2-300x198.png",300,198,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2-768x507.png",768,507,true],"large":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2.png",1024,676,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2.png",1024,676,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2.png",1024,676,false],"et-pb-post-main-image":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2-400x250.png",400,250,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2.png",1022,675,false],"et-pb-portfolio-image":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2-400x284.png",400,284,true],"et-pb-portfolio-module-image":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2-510x382.png",510,382,true],"et-pb-portfolio-image-single":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2.png",1024,676,false],"et-pb-gallery-module-image-portrait":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2-400x516.png",400,516,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2.png",1024,676,false],"et-pb-image--responsive--desktop":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2.png",1024,676,false],"et-pb-image--responsive--tablet":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2-980x647.png",835,551,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--phone":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-2-480x317.png",409,270,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"

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