(Fwd) free calls to Congress, paid for by chem. industry

["Mark Robinowitz" <mrobinowitz@igc.apc.org>]

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Date:          Thu, 4 May 1995 10:38:46 -0700
From:          Mark Robinowitz <mrobinowitz@igc.apc.org>
Subject:       new free 800 number for Congress paid by industry
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Today's (5/4) Washington Post has a quarter-page ad on the Federal Page from
"the alliance for reasonable regulation," a brand new industry front group
lobbying to abolish environmental regulations that are "dumb," they claim.

The ad performs a great public service, esp. for citizens who live beyond the 
Beltway.  It provides a TOLL-FREE number for calling congress to lobby against 
environmental laws.  However, anyone can call and state anything that they 
want!

the number is 1-800-444-1555

it will ask a series of questions about you, your address, zip and phone 
number.  Unfortunately, it will only permit you to contact the Senators listed 
for your state (using data from the zip and phone numbers that you must enter 
for the automated system to work.)   You can bypass leaving the address, or 
perhaps you could leave an address stating "Love Canal, New York" or some 
similar locale.  You could try leaving a different address / phone number if 
you wanted to contact another state's Senators.

I tried the number and it DOES work.  However, the line probably won't be up for 
very long, since it's dedicated solely to promoting Sen. Dole's (R-industry) 
bill S. 343, and likely will be turned off once it's rammed through the Senate.

sponsored by your "friends" at the Alliance for Reasonable Regulation, working 
to increase corporation's freedoms to poison everyone.  Some of its members 
include the Chemical Manufacturers Association, the National Association of 
Manufacturers and the Grocery Manufacturers Association.  their address:  1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1500, Washington, DC 20004, 202-637-3094

have fun!