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Melon

(1,133 posts)
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 12:24 AM Thursday

Does calling your representative actually do anything? [View all]

Does calling Rep. Hakeem Jeffries office cause him to change his position? Does writing letters do anything?

I really want to know from others experience. I gave this up years ago, leaving messages and speaking to “staff”, which I suspect are interns assigned the phone. Does it make any difference? Will a representative change his position from calls?

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