Resources for calling your elected officials
Call your elected officials
Phone calls can be an effective tactic for advocacy. Phone calls are a numbers game. Typically, congressional offices count how many phone calls they receive for or against each issue. Short calls can be as impactful as long ones, so long as you communicate key information. If you get an answering machine, leave a message; some offices send all general calls to voicemail.
Prepare for your call
You can find the contact information for your elected officials online, including their phone numbers. You may also want to review information about the impact and importance of federal science funding using APS' science policy one-pagers.
Use our call script
When calling your elected officials, having a script may help you feel more prepared. You can say something like the following:
Sample call script
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