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URGENT ACTION REQUESTED: SENATE BILL S. 883 - MEDAL OF HONOR COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

Posted at 11:50 AM on Friday, October 9, 2009 by Legislative in Call for Action!

Your action is urgently needed to help pass this important legislation authorizing a commemorative coin to honor our nation's Medal of Honor Recipients.

The letter reproduced below was sent from our National VFW Legislative Office in Washington, DC. Now it's your turn to help by contacting your congressional delegation. Read the letter, then scroll down for a list of senators who need to hear from you in support of this legislation:

October 7, 2009       The Honorable [SENATOR FULL NAME] United States Senate Washington, DC  20510   Dear Senator [LAST NAME]:   On behalf of the 2.2 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and our Auxiliaries, I would like to urge your support for S. 883, the Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act.   This legislation would help raise funds for the Medal of Honor Foundation, which promotes the spirit that embodies the Medal of Honor: courage, sacrifice, service and patriotism. In 1999, the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation was created to educate our nation’s youth on the power of heroism, selflessness and how one person can make an extraordinary difference. These commemorative coins would be legal tender and would be minted in 2011 in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Medal of Honor’s initial authorization by Congress.      The VFW believes this is a worthy cause that recognizes America’s true heroes. The men and women who have been awarded the Medal of Honor have received the highest honor this country can bestow, and this coin would allow more Americans to hear about and learn from their inspiring stories. We ask you to do the right thing and honor our American Heroes by co-sponsoring S. 883 today.                                                                                Sincerely,                                                                             ROBERT E. WALLACE                                                                         EXECUTIVE DRIECTOR

Here's how you can help...

We need you to contact your Senator(s)- if they appear on the following list- and urge them to sponsor and vote for S. 883, The Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act . VFW has been instrumental in getting the bill introduced and would like it to see it  passed before the end of this congressional session - time is of essence!!

Below the list, you will find a link to getting their contact information.

Non Cosponsoring Senators of S.883 as of 11/7/09

 

Democrats COJR Michael F. Bennet CTSR Christopher J. Dodd FLSR Bill Nelson IAJR   Tom Harkin INJR   Evan Bayh MDSR Barbara A. Mikulski MISR Debbie A. Stabenow MNJR Al Franken MTJR Jon Tester MTSR Max Baucus NCJR Kay Hagan NDJR Byron L. Dorgan NESR Ben Nelson NJSR   Frank Lautenberg NMJR Tom Udall NVSR Harry Reid NYJR Kirsten Gillibrand ORJR Jeff Merkley RISR   Jack Reed SDSR Tim Johnson VAJR Mark Warner VASR James Webb VTSR Patrick J. Leahy WAJR Maria Cantwell WIJR   Russell D. Feingold WISR Herb Kohl WVJR John D. (Jay) Rockefeller, IV Total 27

Republicans ALJR Jeff Sessions ALSR Richard C. Shelby AZJR Jon Kyl IASR   Charles E. Grassley INSR   Richard G. Lugar KYJR Jim Bunning KYSR Mitch McConnell MEJR Susan Collins MESR Olympia Snowe MOSR Kit Bond NHSR Judd Gregg OKJR Tom Coburn TNJR   Bob Corker TXSR Kay Bailey Hutchison UTJR   Robert F. Bennett UTSR Orrin G. Hatch WYJR John A. Barrasso Total 17     Independent VTJR   Bernie Sanders

  

• You can use the letter (above) to let them know that we expect them to do the right thing and honor our Medal of Honor awardees with a coin.
• Call their district offices or DC offices today.
• You can use the capwiz link for phone numbers or look in your Congressional handbooks as well -
• Here is the CAPWIZ Link to Congressional addresses: http://capwiz.com/vfw/dbq/officials/
• Once you have made contact and/or gotten a response, please update our Washington Legislative Office by emailing Theresa Morris