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As the MOU representative to the Minnesota Environmental Partnership I am asked from time to time to let the membership know about importnat matters. It is extremely important to get as many voices into Senator Norm Coleman as possible in the next three weeks to ask him to oppose the Budget Reconciliation Bill and protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Thanks for any help you can provide on this. Lois Norrgard Alaska Coalition 952-881-7282 l...@alaskacoalition.org To contact Senator Coleman - DC 202-224-5641 and in District 651-645-0323 or the 800 number 1-888-8-WILD-AK (1-888-894-5325) About Congressional Phone calling: If you have never called your Congressperson's office before - here are some simple tips. When you call you will generally be talking to a staff person who knows nothing about your issue. They are friendly and courteous and will take down your name, city, and the points that you would like them to convey to the Senator. They keep track of all of the calls the office receives on a particular issue in a day and will keep a "tally". (Script: Hello my name is ____________ and I live at ______________________. I am calling to urge Senator Coleman to keep his promise and vote No on the Budget Reconciliation Bill. He should protect our pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Budget Reconciliation Bill cuts programs for Minnesota, and would destroy a national treasure. If you are more comfortable with the issue you may ask for the person who handles the environment - then either you are able to talk with this staffer or their voicemail and leave your message as above. They will have a better background on the issue and will be able to maybe answer some of your questions, and/or ask questions of you in return. You need not be an expert on the issue! The most important thing you are conveying is that you are a Constituent, and you Care about this issue. -- Tom Bell 5868 Pioneer Road South Saint Paul Park MN 55071 651 459-4150 --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12837_1130694811_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <html><body> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT size=2>As the MOU representative to the Minnesota Environmental Partnership I am asked from time to time to let the membership know about importnat matters. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>It is extremely important to get as many voices into Senator Norm Coleman as possible in the next three weeks to ask him to oppose the Budget Reconciliation Bill and protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks for any help you can provide on this.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Lois Norrgard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Alaska Coalition</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>952-881-7282</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A href="mailto:l...@alaskacoalition.org"; target=_blank>l...@alaskacoalition.org</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>To contact Senator Coleman - </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>DC 202-224-5641 and in District 651-645-0323 or</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>the 800 number 1-888-8-WILD-AK (1-888-894-5325)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT> <DIV><FONT size=2>About Congressional Phone calling:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>If you have never called your Congressperson's office before - here are some simple tips. When you call you will generally be talking to a staff person who knows nothing about your issue. They are friendly and courteous and will take down your name, city, and the points that you would like them to convey to the Senator. They keep track of all of the calls the office receives on a particular issue in a day and will keep a "tally". </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><EM>(Script: Hello my name is ____________ and I live at ______________________. I am calling to urge Senator Coleman to keep his promise and vote No on the Budget Reconciliation Bill. He should protect our pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Budget Reconciliation Bill cuts programs for Minnesota, and would destroy a national treasure.</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>If you are more comfortable with the issue you may ask for the person who handles the environment - then either you are able to talk with this staffer or their voicemail and leave your message as above. They will have a better background on the issue and will be able to maybe answer some of your questions, and/or ask questions of you in return.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>You need not be an expert on the issue! The most important thing you are conveying is that you are a Constituent, and you Care about this issue.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>Tom Bell <BR>5868 Pioneer Road South <BR>Saint Paul Park MN 55071 <BR>651 459-4150</DIV></body></html> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12837_1130694811_0--
