All politics is local!

There is a saying that all politics is local. This is never more true than in August, when members of Congress leave the seclusion of Washington and go home to talk to and hear from their constituents: people like you.

 

During this month, your voice is more powerful and more important than any lobbyist or special interest in Washington, D.C.  Over the next few weeks, your representative will be available to meet with you in his or her district office and listen to you at town hall meetings and small community gatherings. Let your representative know what you think!

 

It would be great if they could hear from you about two bills I told you about last month. One is H.R 3245, a bill that would eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. The other is H.R. 3327, a bill that would allow courts to sentence below a mandatory minimum. This is an amazing opportunity to move these bills forward.

 

Meetings, town halls and community gatherings only make a difference if you speak out! It is easy to do. We have step-by-step instructions to help you take action in your community this month.  Each of these resources is in Adobe .pdf format.  Check out:

 

Unlike Vegas, what happens at home doesn't stay at home.  What happens at home can help advance legislation in Washington. Help us make reform a reality by making it the priority to contact your representative at home. Make a call, schedule a visit, or attend an event and talk about sentencing reform with your representative.

 

My best,

 

Jennifer

 

Jennifer Seltzer Stitt
Federal Legislative Affairs Director

 

P.S.  Don't forget, if you do take action this month, please send an email to me at jstitt@famm.org and let me know what happened.