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Sample Letter Expressing Your Opinion
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[on your letterhead]
[Date]
Senator Hilary Clinton
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510-3202
Dear Senator Doe:
As a concerned [voter/boardmember/volunteer]
at [name of your organization], I write to urge you to
support [insert your issue here] preserving the Brooke
Amendment, which caps public housing rents at 30% of tenant
income, by voting against S. 1260, the Senate authorization
bill that proposes to repeal it. [Insert information on
what would happen if the proposed action passed.] If housing
rents were allowed to increase above this amount, many
of the residents in New York City public housing would
be unable to afford shelter.
[Insert specific, personal
examples of how the issue would affect you, your community,
your program, or your participants.]
Sincerely,
[Your
name/Title]
[address]
cc: New York City Congressional
Delegation |
Send a copy of your letter (cc:) to other elected officials
who might have an impact on the issue: for example, the President,
NYC Congressional Delegation, Governor, NYS Assembly Speaker,
NYS Senate Majority Leader, and the heads of relevant committees
or agencies.
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