using popvox to contact congress
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Quick tutorial on how to use POPVOX to share your story with Congress and make your voice heard.TRANSCRIPT
From Personal Stories to Political Action:
How POPVOX Works
Your Voice— Verified, Quantified, Amplified In a few easy steps.
What’s Your Issue?Find a bill you care about.Every bill pending before Congress is listed on POPVOX. Get started at www.popvox.com/bills.
See which bills are being voted on daily
Find a bill by issue area
What’s Your Point of View?
Sending your message to Congress is as easy as 1... 2... and 3.
1. Click Support or Oppose on a bill that compels you...
2. Write your message to your Representative or Senator...
3. Change the pie chart!
Your Voice, Verified
Your name,Home address andPhone number
We verify your home address with the U.S. Postal Service.
We also send you an email with a one-click confirmation.
POPVOX asks you for
So that your Member of Congressis assured that you’re a constituent,making your comment a priority.
How verification works:
POPVOX only shares your information with Congress. (See our privacy policy at www.popvox.com/privacy.)
Your Voice, QuantifiedThe people’s voice is aggregatedso we get “the big picture.”
When you weigh in on a bill, you change the map and the charts!
Your Voice, Amplified
Share a bill via Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and more.
Once you’ve weighed in on a bill, motivate others to take action.
Engage your friends and networks by adding POPVOX Buttons to your website or blog. (Just click on the “Add POPVOX” tab on any bill page.)
Keep Tabs on Congress
See just how well your positions on bills match up with your elected officials’ positions using CongressMatch.(Get started at www.popvox.com/home/match)
Track a specific Member of Congress or get a snapshot of a Congressional district with “Get to Know.”(Get started at www.popvox.com/gettoknow)
So what’s your story?
Share it with Congress using POPVOX.And be heard.
Get started at www.popvox.com/bills.
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