How To Oust A Congressman, SuperPAC-StylePeter Overby
Writing a letter to a congressman is an effective way to voice your opinions, concerns, or requests regarding legislative matters. This guide offers a template for such a letter, accompanied by an example and a variation, to help you articulate your message clearly and respectfully. Purpose of ...
How To Meet Your CongressmanAilsa Chang
91-year-old former congressman John Dingell has been quick, witty, and on fire with his 140 characters for years. Despite his age, he knows how to use the tweet machine the way it was intended: biting commentary, playful retweets, and insightful and smart reactions. Time and again he's ...
CABO ROJO, PR — It was interesting to read this morning an article in the New York Times titled, “How a Congressman Wants to Honor Roberto Clemente.” The congressman is Democratic Representative Adriano Espaillat representing upper Manhattan and West Bronx). Espaillat is also a friend that I...
At some point, probably in the middle of work-related clicking around, that shopping research led me to my congressman’s Web site. Rep. Don Beyer (D.-Va.), like other members of Congress, has a flag-request form that I’d thought of only as a way to buy a flag flown over the ...
Finally, some consider the costs of earmarking to be negligible compared to the costs of the gridlock Edsall described.10In summary, the cost of roadway improvements in a congressman's district or a new research project in a senator's state, pales in comparison to the monetary and non-moneta...
The termgender-inclusivemeans “relating to or intended for any gender; gender-neutral.” As our definition suggests, the termsgender-neutral languageandgender-inclusive languageare often used interchangeably to refer to the use of words that don’t refer to a person’s gender. If a distinction...
And a road hog is a driver who uses more than his share of the road. Such a driver increases dangers for other drivers.Pig terms are also used in American politics. Farmers mark their pig’s ears to identify them. In politics, earmarks are money set aside for projects in a congressman...
exhausted by the recent presidential race and Jefferson’s scandals, Black voters did not turn out for the congressman. According to our own estimates from the time, turnout fell 72% in precincts in which Obama had won over 80% of the vote in November but only 59% in precin...