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Take action this Tuesday February 20th and be a part of our National Call-In Day or schedule a meeting at your local district office.
Tips and Resources on Calling your Representative
Making a phone call to your Representative is a great way to let them know your views and how you want them to represent you in Washington!
Please take the time to call the D.C. office of your Representative by calling the Capitol Hill Switchboard (202-224-3121). Ask to speak with the foreign affairs legislative assistant and here is a suggested message for you to convey:
"As a constituent living in _________, I am calling Congressman/woman ________ to urge him/her to contact Rep. McGovern and ask to be a cosponsor of legislation to suspend operations at the School of the Americas, renamed WHINSEC, and investigate the history of human rights abuses and failed policies of the institution.
New information indicates that WHINSEC has allowed known human rights abusers to instruct and receive training at the school. Argentina and Uruguay are two more countries that have made public announcements they will no longer send students to the school, citing the negative image and history of this institution. Despite demands by Congress to have oversight over the curriculum and promote human rights, the Pentagon is now denying all requests to provide information to human rights organizations and the public about students and graduates of the school.
This legislation is being reintroduced after strong bipartisan support for HR 1217 in the 109th Congress and 188 bipartisan representatives voting to cut funding for the school in the last Congress. I urge you to contact Cindy Buhl in Representative McGovern's office and ask that your boss be added as a cosponsor to this important legislation. I hope you will represent my views and support this legislation."
Tips and Resources on Calling your Representative
Making a phone call to your Representative is a great way to let them know your views and how you want them to represent you in Washington!
Please take the time to call the D.C. office of your Representative by calling the Capitol Hill Switchboard (202-224-3121). Ask to speak with the foreign affairs legislative assistant and here is a suggested message for you to convey:
"As a constituent living in _________, I am calling Congressman/woman ________ to urge him/her to contact Rep. McGovern and ask to be a cosponsor of legislation to suspend operations at the School of the Americas, renamed WHINSEC, and investigate the history of human rights abuses and failed policies of the institution.
New information indicates that WHINSEC has allowed known human rights abusers to instruct and receive training at the school. Argentina and Uruguay are two more countries that have made public announcements they will no longer send students to the school, citing the negative image and history of this institution. Despite demands by Congress to have oversight over the curriculum and promote human rights, the Pentagon is now denying all requests to provide information to human rights organizations and the public about students and graduates of the school.
This legislation is being reintroduced after strong bipartisan support for HR 1217 in the 109th Congress and 188 bipartisan representatives voting to cut funding for the school in the last Congress. I urge you to contact Cindy Buhl in Representative McGovern's office and ask that your boss be added as a cosponsor to this important legislation. I hope you will represent my views and support this legislation."
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