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RTK.NET Mail 175644 Jul 23 19:47:27 1996 Am I the only who is getting this weird sense of deja vu? anyway, the answer is that cards from constituents will at least get read, recorded, and probably answered and even filed. LAs can usually tell me how many constituent contacts they have gotten on the Udall bill in the past 2 years if I ask them to look it up. I believe Sid Roberts added that many offices have large files of mail from concerned citizens. I also want to remind those sending postcards to the "big 5" not to forget to send them to your own Senators and Congressperson, especially if they are not already cosponsoring. Your contact will have a much bigger impact with them. As someone who has been lobbying legislators from other states when I go to D.C. with the PAN contingent, I have met with a number of receptive LAs who believe their bosses will vote for the bill and would cosponsor at the request of their constituents but will just set the LAs memo on our meeting aside from now if they don't get that kind of contact. In addition, offices such has Kassebaum's have said they are recording contacts about the Udall bill. and others on related committees probably do this as well. Even if the office does very little with non-constituent mail, a campaign like this where they can't help seeing Mo's face on the front will certainly have an impact if the volume is high. It is better to add a personal note in all cases, such as "I (or my loved one) has PD and the passage of the Udall bill will restore our hope for a better future", but not if it will keep you from sending more post cards. Sherri [log in to unmask]