Second Call to Your Representative - after you've faxed your handwritten letter to the DC office

Aide: Hello, Congress(wo)man _______'s office?

Powerful YOU: Hello, my name is _____ ________ and I'm a constituent of the Congress (wo)man. I'm calling to make sure your office received my letter that I faxed to the Congress(wo)man outlining my concerns and requests about the war, the Bill of Rights, and impeachment. Did you all get that letter?

Aide: (they will most likely go check to see if they received it, OR tell you whether they did if they know already off the top of their head, OR tell you to speak to someone else - in which case ask to be transfered and speak to the appropriate person or leave a message with your contact information. They will probably either say yes or no on receiving the letter. If they say yes, continue [1 below], but if not, you'll have to repeat the process of faxing your letter and
following up by phone again [2 below] but don't get mad! Stay cool!):

1. Powerful YOU: (if they DID receive the letter) Great! I'm glad to hear it! Two questions: has the Congress(wo)man seen this letter? And what would be the best way and time to follow up on these requests with them - by phone or email, with whom and when?

Aide: (they will most likely not tell you whether they have seen the letter, because they probably don't know, but asking about this lets them know you're serious. They will most likely tell you who to contact, by phone or email, and when, but if not, call back in about a week and make sure to get the contact person(s)'s number and email and follow up when you're supposed to if you can! Stay ON them!)

Powerful YOU: Thank you so much! I'll follow up with ______ ________ next __(week?)__ at ___ oclock.

2. Powerful YOU: (if they DID NOT receive the letter) Ok, well, I'll go ahead and fax that again because these are very important requests for our country and it's crucial that Congress(wo)man _________ acts on these requests decisively to positively affect the future. The fax number I used is ___ ___ ____; is that correct, or should I fax my letter to another number?

Aide: (they may have answered the fax number question earlier, in which case you would say:)

Powerful YOU: OK! I'll fax my letter again to (the new/the other, whichever they say)
number! Thank you so much!