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Letter Asking U.S. House Representatives to Sign the Jordan/Shuler Letter to Nancy Pelosi and Two Committee Chairpersons

The deadline for sending this particular letter to your U.S. House representative has passed. On, February 25, 2009, the Jordan/Shuler letter was sent to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and two committee chairpersons and released to the public. The letter had 180 Congressional signers -- 157 Republicans and 23 Democrats.

However, you can use the below letter or the other sample letters on this issue and the other resources related to it, please put a letter in your own words (or use a sample letter as is), and mail it to your federal House representative, your two federal senators, and President Obama. It's much better to send a form letter than not to send a letter at all.

To see a copy of the Jordan/Shuler letter, go to this CatholicAnew page, and click on the source link, just above the sample letter on that page.

Source: https://secure3.convio.net/aulact/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=133 (The below letter has been edited.)

John Doe
12345 Main St
Minneapolis MN 55418-3209

Date

The Honorable Keith Ellison [This legislator is used just as an example for formatting.]
1130 Longworth House Office Building
Washington DC 20515-2305

Dear Representative Ellison:

Subject: Please Sign the Jordan/Shuler Letter

As a constituent who lives in your district, I am writing to ask you to sign onto the Jordan/Shuler letter addressed to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and two committee chairpersons asking them to keep the current, longstanding pro-life policies in place in federal appropriations bills. The reported deadline for signing this letter has been extended to Friday, February 20.

I oppose the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) and any similar measure -- including those efforts to implement FOCA one step at a time through the Congressional appropriations process. I encourage you to support provisions such as those that protect taxpayers from being compelled to pay for abortions and the destruction of human embryos, protect the consciences of healthcare professionals, and prevent the U.S. funding of organizations that support coercive abortions or involuntary sterilization overseas.

The Jordan/Shuler letter is an important statement about the priority that these and other pro-life provisions should have in the debate over future appropriations bills.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

I would appreciate a response to my letter.

Sincerely,

[Signature]
John Doe

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