Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Support Open Access - write your Congressional Reps

To all supporters of Open Access publications. Please consider writing / faxing your Congressional Reps as there is a lobbying effort going on by supporters of closed access. For more information see the Alliance for Taxpayer Access site.

The most important to write to are the members of the House Appropriations Committee

Nita M. Lowey (NY)
District: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/pdf/congdist/NY18_109.pdf
Phone: (202) 225-6506

Rosa L. DeLauro (CT)
District: http://www.house.gov/delauro/our_community.html
Phone: 202-225-3661

Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (IL)
District: http://www.house.gov/jackson/District.shtml
Phone: (202) 225-0773

Patrick J. Kennedy (RI)
District: http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.html#ri
Phone: (202) 225-4911

Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA)
District: http://www.house.gov/roybal-allard/district.shtml
Phone: (202) 225-1766

Barbara Lee (CA)
District: http://lee.house.gov/index.cfm?SectionID=7&ParentID=0&SectionTypeID=2&SectionTree=7
Phone: (202) 225-2661

Tom Udall (NM)
District: http://tomudall.house.gov/display2.cfm?id=5266&type=KidsZone
Phone: 202-225-6190

Michael Honda (CA)
District: http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/CA15_109.gif
Phone: (202) 225-2631

Betty McCollum (MN)
District: http://mccollum.house.gov/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={7744FE23-1C14-4D6C-8864-2271EF5A7DBD}
Phone: (202) 225-6631

Tim Ryan (OH)
District: http://timryan.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=11
Phone: 202-225-5261


1 comment:

  1. Contacted my rep. The talking points on the link were helpful in clarifying exactly what to say.

    Weird, someone pushed the "I need to get involved button" recently as I've contacted my congressmen/women more in last year than ever before...

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