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Friday, March 13th, 2009
Call-in Script Previews
Before you click the “Call Now” link on the call-in tool, click one of the following links or scroll through all the scripts below to get a feel for what you might say.
- Click here to preview the script for talking to Representatives who SUPPORT the Clean Water Protection Act.
- Click here to preview the script for talking to Representatives who OPPOSE the Clean Water Protection Act.
- Click here to preview the script for talking to Representatives whose position is UNKNOWN concerning the Clean Water Protection Act.
For a Representative SUPPORTS the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310)
“I am calling to thank Representative _____ for co-sponsoring HR 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act.
“Please let (him or her) I am glad to hear that Representative _____ is in favor of protecting the water and communities of Appalachia.
“In addition to leaving this message of thanks, I also want to ask Representative _____ to take further action to ensure the Clean Water Protection Act passes in the House this year.
“Please ask Representative _____ to encourage other Representatives from our area to sign on as co-sponsors of the bill.
“I also ask that Representative _____ encourage Chairman Oberstar to make sure this bill passes through the Transportation and Infrastructure committee.
“Thank you for your time. And, once again, thanks to Representative _____ for taking leadership and signing on to HR 1310.”
For a Representative OPPOSES the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310)
“I have heard that Representative _______ is opposed to HR 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act, which would rein in mountaintop removal mining.
“Please let Representative___________ know that supporting mountaintop removal is not only wrong, but it puts Representative ______ on the wrong side of history. The American people, and most importantly the people of Appalachia, oppose mountaintop removal.
“I want to ask Representative ________ to protect the water and communities of Appalachia, and the water of all those downstream. Support the Clean Water Protection Act.”
For a Representative whose position is UNKNOWN concerning the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310)
“I am calling to ask Representative ______ to help end the destruction of the water and communities of Appalachia, and the water of all those downstream, by becoming a co-sponsor of HR 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act.
“Mountaintop removal is an unnecessary method of coal extraction that blasts hundreds of feet of mountains with dangerous chemicals to get at very thin seams of coal. The debris from mountaintop removal is dumped into nearby streams and rivers. The Clean Water Protection Act would return the Clean Water Act to its original intent and would prohibit this mining ‘waste’ from being used as fill in these U.S. waterways.
“Already, more that 500 mountains and 1200 miles of streams have been destroyed in Appalachia. Please ask Representative ______ to sign on today as a co-sponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act to protect the region’s land and people.
“Contact Tim DelMonico in Representative Pallone’s office or Jason Edgar in Representative Reichert’s office to sign on to HR 1310.
“I thank you for your time.”
