<div dir="ltr"><br>FCNL's toll free number connects you to the Capitol Switchboard. Then you ask for Rep. Rodney Davis' office. If you want to call Davis' office directly, the number is <a href="tel:%28202%29%20225-2371" value="+12022252371" target="_blank">(202) 225-2371</a>.<br>
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Subject: Your Rep. Is One of a Few With Influence to End the Government Shutdown<br>To: Robert Naiman <<a href="mailto:naiman.uiuc@gmail.com" target="_blank">naiman.uiuc@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br><u></u>
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<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:2em;margin-top:0px">Dear Robert Naiman,</p>
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<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:2em;margin-top:0px">Your representative is one of a small group of lawmakers who might be able to influence the House leadership to end the government shutdown.</p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:2em;margin-top:0px"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em">Will you call his or her office today? </span><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em">Please call <a href="tel:877-429-0678" value="+18774290678" target="_blank">877-429-0678</a> and ask for your representative by name (</span><a href="http://fcnl.org/r/E/Mjk5NjI1/Mzc1NzU/0/0/bmFpbWFuLnVpdWNAZ21haWwuY29t/aHR0cDovL2NhcHdpei5jb20vZmNvbmwvZGJxL29mZmljaWFscy8jISMh/4870/0" style="color:rgb(0,117,114);font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em" target="_blank">you can look up the name here</a><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em">). Here are some talking points to help you make your call:</span></p>
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<li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:12px;margin-top:0px">My name is [name] and I live in [city, state].</li>
<li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:12px;margin-top:0px"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em">I want Congress to approve legislation that would fund the federal government at the same levels as last year without adding other policy issues. </span></li>
<li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:12px;margin-top:0px"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em">Will the representative support a "clean" Continuing Resolution and encourage other members to do the same?</span></li>
<li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:12px;margin-top:0px"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em">I look forward to hearing about the representative's work to end this government shutdown.</span></li>
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<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:2em;margin-top:0px">Shutting down the federal government to make a political point is going too far. This closure is unnecessary and costly to our country. Please ask your representative to take action to bring it to an end.</p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:2em;margin-top:0px">Thank you,</p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:2em;margin-top:0px"><img src="http://fcnl.org/images/e-newsletter/jimsignature_sm.jpg" style="margin:0px 1em 1em"></p>
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Associate Executive Secretary <br> for Strategic Advocacy</p>
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