Tips For Writing to Congress

 Addressing a Letter:

Senator                                                                       

 The Honorable: [Name]                             
 United States Senate
 Room Number
 Washington, DC  20510
 Dear Senator: [Name]

Representative

The Honorable: [Name]
United States House of Representatives
Room Number
Washington, DC  20515
Dear Representative: [Name]                                                            

	Be brief.  Limit your letter to one page if possible.  Be concise and make your case simply without scientific jargon. Each letter should only address one issue.
	Be cordial and non-threatening.  Give the Member and staff a recommended course of action, but never condemn, threaten or become partisan.
	All politics is local.  Remember to make the link between your Member’s district and  biomedical research.  Stress the contributions that your institution can make and  the benefits that the community  receives from medical research progress.

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