VFW WI Legislative Updates

Posted at 9:01 PM on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 by Legislative

Comrades and Sisters:

Did you ever wonder what you the individual VFW or Auxiliary Member could do to influence legislation in Washington D.C. and right here in Wisconsin.  The answer is SIMPLE. 

You need to be the individual who writes the letters to your Representative or Senator.  You need to be the ones that respond with that phone call to your Representative or Senators local office.  You need to tell them how you feel on the issues.  If we don't help the VETERANS, who will?  Your calls and letters are very important.  Please watch the Legislative Page for important action items.

Don't have the attitude that your voice does not count.  Have you ever heard the story about Anybody, Somebody and Nobody.  There was a job that could be done by Anybody, or Somebody, but Nobody did it. The story ends like so many, the job did not get done, because we all thought someone else would do it.  Just remember each of you are important to our successes, and each of us bear the pain of failure.

LET'S NOT FAIL OUR VETERANS AND SERVICE PERSONNEL. 

I am looking for people to serve as contact points on important Legislation.  I need volunteers who would be willing to contact members of their Post or Auxiliary, and ask them to contact their Congressman or Congresswoman or Senator in Washington and express their views on the issue.If you are willing to help in this endeavor, please respond via e-mail, and I will create a Special Legislative Contact List.  I am attaching a link for the Washington Weekly.  Please sign up to receive the latest information from our Washington Office.  Make sure to include your ZIP CODE.

http://capwiz.com/vfw/mlm/signup/ 

Thanks

Steve Lawrence

Member National Legislative Committee

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.