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Please review our
recommendations as regards
writing correspondence to members
of Congress. You also may wish to review our recommendation for
placing
telephone calls to congressional offices.
As regards correspondence, postal mail to the U.S. Congress has slowed
down considerably after increased security. Please note the
process for mail delivery to
members of Congress. Correspondence:
- is inspected to ensure that the letter is sent from a
constituent of the senator or representative
- arrives at a processing unit in Virginia (2-4 days)
- is forwarded to Lima, Ohio, for irradiation procedures
(10-14 days)
- is forwarded to another processing unit where all
non-paper contents are removed and tested (7-10 days)
- is sorted and delivered to individual
congressional offices, if it clears the 7- to 10-day waiting
period for test results.
Therefore, we highly recommend that you fax
or e-mail the letter. You can still mail a letter, if you wish,
but you need more lead time for delivery.
When using e-mail forms
for your representative and senators, please carefully follow
the instructions as given. Members of Congress will only accept
e-mails from their respective constituents and some forms also
employ verification techniques to guard against spam.
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