Call (preferable)
Enter your address. You will get five names, look for the one marked “U.S. Representative” and click the Contact button on the right
Below is a sample script that you can use while calling your Representative. Please feel free to add any details to this, such as additional reasons why the U.S. should continue to support Ukraine and why this issue is important to you. You can use this script for both speaking with a staffer or leaving a voicemail.
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Hello! My name is [your name] and I live in [city, state]. My zip code is [zip code].
I’m calling to urge [Representative’s Name] to pass H.R. 815.
I am appalled that for four months now we have neglected to pass additional funding for Ukraine. Helping Ukraine defeat Russia is in the interests of America, and we should finally act like it and stop playing politics with this issue.
Ukraine is destroying Russia’s forces for less than 5% of our annual defense budget, and if we abandon Ukraine now it will send a clear message to China and other adversaries that America is too weak to help its friends, and too divided to stand up for its own interests.
If Speaker Johnson continues to refuse bringing H.R. 815 up for a vote, against the wishes of both a majority in the House and our nation, I urge you to support a discharge petition. This issue will absolutely affect my vote next election.
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Feel free to improvise and don't be nervous. Calling may seem stressful at first, but it's really easy.
You can call every day. Calling regularly is very effective because it tells the representative that you're organized and dedicated. Aides tally all calls, but they take particular note of people who call regularly. The biggest threat to a representative during elections are enthusiastic constituents with a grudge. Your voice matters.
Write
If you are sure you cannot call (a call is worth 20 letters but a letter is still better than nothing), you can do this:
Go to democracy.io and enter your address to get your representatives.
Remove the two red checkmarks from the names starting with “Sen”
Write the letter, you can title it: Pass H.R. 815
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Your support for Ukraine is a key issue for me as a constituent. I am appalled that for four months now we have neglected to pass additional funding for Ukraine. Helping Ukraine defeat Russia is in the interests of America, and we should finally act like it.
Ukraine is destroying Russia’s forces for less than 5% of our annual defense budget, and has liberated over half of the territory captured by Russia since the start of the war. If we abandon Ukraine now it will send a clear message to China and other adversaries that America is too weak to help its friends, and too divided to stand up for its own interests.
Furthermore, our allies in Europe have at this point provided significantly more aid to Ukraine than the US. The narrative that we’re doing more than Europe is simply not true. What is true, however, is that Europe alone does not have sufficient weaponry to provide Ukraine with, while Russia is now spending a third of its budget on its army while being supplied with weapons by China, Iran and North Korea.
If Speaker Johnson continues to refuse bringing H.R. 815 up for a vote, against the wishes of both a majority in the House and our nation, I urge you to support a discharge petition. This issue will absolutely affect my vote next election.
Thank you for your support.
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The category is usually Budget or International Affairs.
USA
updated Feb 13, 2024
