Tell Congress When to Get Us Out of Iraq

CONGRESS.ORG WEEKLY UPDATE December 5, 2006 TELL CONGRESS WHEN TO GET US OUT OF IRAQ Also: Coming Up in Congress This Week The Iraq Study Group this week will reportedly set the end of 2008 as the date for the withdrawal of US combat forces in Iraq. What’s your opinion on setting a date for a withdrawal from Iraq? Tell your Member of Congress what you think? Yes, the US should set a firm date for withdrawal from Iraq, regardless of the security status in the country. No, the US should allow events on the ground determine a withdrawal timetable. THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS Also this week the Senate will hold confirmation hearings and a probable confirmation vote on Robert Gates to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. Congress is also not likely to pass any appropriations bills and will pass a continuing resolution to defer those bills to the new Democrat controlled Congress next year. A vote on expanding oil drilling in coastal waters is possible as well. EARLY GUIDE TO CONGRESS Find out who the new players are with the Early Guide to the 110th Congress available for purchase with contact information, brief bios and photos of every member of the new Congress. The Congress.org Weekly Update Editors ADVERTISEMENT: ___________________________________________________________________ TO ALL YOU NEW SUBSCRIBERS OUT THERE If you're new to this newsletter or haven't been to Congress.org for awhile, here is a reminder of the things you can do to make an impact on your elected officials. HOW POWERFUL ARE YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS? We ranked Congress from the most powerful and effective members to the least. Where do your Senators and your Representative rank in the Power Rankings? WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE? You can now personalize your e-mail to Congress by adding a picture of you or your issue and a bit about yourself. Use the "See Me" option when you send a message to Congress. Look at the gallery of activists HAVE IT HAND DELIVERED You can have your message personally delivered to the Capitol offices of your members of Congress for $8.95 each message by using the "Extra Impact" option when composing your message. LET OTHERS READ WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY You can post that letter you wrote to your elected officials for everyone to see by using the "Letters to Leaders" option. Read letters from others. Or, you can create a Soapbox Alert that will allow you to raise an issue and allow others to write to the elected officials you target. You can see for yourself how many people read your views and how many took action on them. (Click here for details) Also post your own Soapbox Commentary on the bio page of any elected official. Think they are saying one thing and doing another? Call them on it. Do you know something about an official everyone should know? Post that as well for up to 30 days. Visit the biography page of any elected official for details. There's more to see on Congress.org. Stop by if you haven't been there for awhile. Don't forget to add Congress.org@Capwiz.com to your address book to ensure prompt delivery of this newsletter each week.