Action Center
SOUND OFF! Contact Your Elected Officials.
Calls, e-mails and letters to your elected officials often do make a difference. It’s important for public officials to know how the people feel about important issues and votes. It’s vital to let our elected members know that we are keeping an eye on how they vote – and will hold them accountable at election time if they ignore the will of the people!
When contacting officials, your efforts are most apt to be successful if you are polite, keep comments brief, include a bill number if you can, and add a pertinent example (for instance, “Please support increased funds to treat wounded veterans so we can help people like my cousin, Joe, an Iraq war veteran who needs state-of-the-art treatment to help his recovery from a brain injury.”)
November Capitol Report: How They Voted
November 29, 2009 (Washington and Sacramento) – Do you know how your Congressional and State Legislative representatives voted on important recent bills? Find out here!
For more information on these and other bills, visit www.vote-smart.org, www.govtrack.us, www.opencongress.org and www.aroundthecapitol.com.
April Capitol Report:How They Voted
April
2009 (Washington and Sacramento) — Do you know how your Congressional and State
Legislative representatives voted?
Find out here!
For more information on these and other bills, visit www.vote-smart.org or www.govtrack.us
January Capitol Report: How They Voted
Congress approved several major bills in January, including measures to improve healthcare for low-income children, provide oversight of bail-out funds, delay conversion to direct TV, set aside public lands and ocean areas as environmental preserves, protect fair pay for women, and improve remedies for victims of discrimination. The Senate also approved nomination of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Do you know how your elected officials voted? Find out here!
For more information on these and other bills, visit www.vote-smart.org or www.govtrack.us
December Capitol Report
(Note: Since Congress and the Legislature were in recess and took no major actions in November, there is no November Capitol Report)
How did your elected officials vote on the most important bills in Congress and the California Legislature? Find out here!
October Capitol Report - How They Voted
How did your elected officials vote on the most important bills in Congress and the California Legislature? Find out here!
Citizens "Take Action!" Guide
Whose interests are your elected officials representing: the people--or the special interests?
Too many voters haven’t got a clue—so East County Magazine is shedding light into those smoke-hazed back-rooms in Washington D.C. and Sacramento, enabling you to keep up with what your elected officials are doing – and decide whether or not they deserve your vote next election. You can also share your views on key issues with the handy tools we’ve provided.
Find out how they voted: In Capitol Report: How They Voted, We’ve chosen major bills listed by Vote-Smart.org, a nonpartisan organization, as well as key measures tracked by public interest groups. Below are some of the most important recent bills—and how our representatives cast their votes.
For details and information on more bills, visit www.vote-smart.org.
Contact your elected officials, or to find out who represents you: visit our Sound Off! section in our “Citizens’ “Take Action” Center.
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