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Representative _______ Date:
______________ House Office Building
Washington DC 20515
Dear Representative _______,
Having lived/last voted in __________________, I am one of your constituents, and I vote in US elections by absentee ballot even though I now live in ______________. I appreciate your work in Congress, and I know that you work hard for all of your constituents, no matter where they live.
I am writing to ask you to consider joining the Americans Abroad Caucus in Congress. This is a bipartisan group of representatives who share an interest in issues that are important to the estimated 4.7 million overseas Americans. Collectively, we are as large as the entire state of Colorado, and in fact larger than about 14 states of the US. The issues of concern to us include citizenship, voting, Medicare, social security, and taxation, among others.
(Optional) Speaking for myself, the issue that is of most importance to me is _____________.
The caucus now includes the following members, from both parties:
| Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Joe Wilson (R-SC), Co-Chairs | |
| John Boozman (R-AR)
Steve Cohen (D-TN) Tom Davis (R-VA) Alcee Hastings (D-FL) Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Henry Waxman (D-CA) |
Michael Capuano (D-MA)
Donna Christensen (D-VI) Susan Davis (D-CA) Kay Granger (R-TX) Michael Honda (D-CA) Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Frank Wolf (R-VA) |
Through the work of members of this caucus and the increased interest they
bring to issues which affect us overseas, I hope that Congress
can address specific problems which face all of us voting, taxpaying Americans who do not live
in the United States.
Some children of US citizens born overseas have no right to US nationality,
and some are even born stateless. Our absebtee ballot votes from overseas are often not
counted. We lack access to Medicare, and we have problems getting
social security payments. And even though we live and work abroad,
we must pay taxes to the United States, unlike the citizens of every
other country in the world who only pay taxes to their country of
residence and work, not that of their origin.
I encourage you to join this caucus to show your support for the
millions of US citizens living overseas, many of whom, like me, vote in your
district. You can leanr more about the caucus by contacting Jennifer Keaton
with Representative Maloney at 225-7944 or Paul Callahan with
Representative Wilson at 225-2452. You and your staff can also learn about the
positive contributions that we overseas American can make to the image and the
economy of the USA during Overseas Americans Week held in Washington DC in the spring every year.
Thank you in advance, and most sincerely,
Name
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