Call (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to your local Congressman's office. It is not uncommon for an intern to answer these phone calls. Do not be nervous! Keep in mind that these people generally WANT to hear from their constituents and these phone calls are important. Explain that you would like your congressman to sign the "Pocan-Salmon Dear Colleague Letter" in support of Kratom for whatever personal reasons you choose. As a word of advice, be polite, keep it short and stick to the facts. Do not go off on a tangent about conspiracy theories. Keep in mind, it is this Congressman's job to represent YOU and if they want your support they need to do just that.
From AKA Director Susan Ash:
We have some great news that needs urgent action BY 5pm ET TUESDAY! We, with our lobbyist's help, have found some champions in Congress to write a bipartisan "Dear Colleague" letter asking the DEA to slow down this process. They are Congressmen Pocan of WI, who I met with the night before the March, and Salmon of AZ.
The letter asks, among other things, that the Director of OMB and Acting Director of the DEA delay a final decision on the placement of Kratom as a schedule I, provide ample time for public comment on this significant decision, and resolve any inconsistencies with other Federal Agencies regarding the use of Kratom. Click
HERE to see the letter.
So this is what we need you to do!!! Find your Rep here and e-mail them over the weekend!
http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/ Then use the number below to call YOUR representative first thing Monday morning. Tell them you are a responsible adult consumer of Kratom for help with ______ (ailment) and ask that they please contact Congressman Pocan's office to sign-on to the Pocan/Salmon Dear Colleague letter on this issue.
To call your Member of Congress:
US Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121
On a side note, we are just shy of a quarter of the way to our goal of $400,000 needed to pay for our powerful law (Hogan and Lovells), lobby (Upstream Consulting) and PR (Hastings Group) firms! If you would like to make a larger donation directly to this unified team we pulled together with the BLD/BEA, please add a note to your donation that it is for the Unified Campaign*. We will be distributing our plan of action involving all 3 firms early this week. Otherwise, your donation will go to keeping the AKA's "doors" open. Thank you to all who have donated thus far!
*If larger donors feel more comfortable donating to an escrow account for the Unified Campaign, that will be set up by Monday.
Click
HERE to donate
American Kratom Association
http://www.americankratom.org/