The beginning of the first session of the 106^th Congress provides an excellent opportunity to contact your members of Congress. The following provides you the necessary information to make these contacts. Also consider using the district work periods (Congressional recess) to invite your member of congress (and/or their staff) to your facility, office or community-based pediatric program. The congressional recess schedule for this session of Congress is listed below.

Be courteous, to the point, and include key information, using examples, if possible, to support your position. Address only one issue in each letter and, if possible, keep the length to one page.

CALL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS

You can contact your Senators and Representative’s office by calling the Capitol Hill Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. If you do not know who your Representative is, the switch board operator will be able to direct you to the proper office. Ask to speak to the staff member who works on health care issues. Be prepared to leave a very short message as well as your name and address.

Fax: Most offices have fax machines, so you can call and ask for the fax number if you would like to fax your letter. Some offices do not give out their fax numbers, however.

E-mail: Most members of Congress have e-mail addresses, but there is no set format for them. We suggest calling the Member’s office to get an accurate e-mail address. This may not be the quickest or most effective mechanism to contact members offices because of the incredible volume of e-mails Congressional offices receive and each office’s response to e-mails varies greatly.

HOW TO CONTACT THE PRESIDENT

Phone: 202-456-1111 (You can enter by push-button your opinions on certain topics, or press ‘O’ to speak to an operator.)

The Honorable William J. Clinton
The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
Fax: 202-456-2461
e-mail: president@whitehouse.gov

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Last Modified: March 14, 2001