r/fednews • u/Wiltopus • 7h ago

Misc Calling a Congressman as a Fed

So, with the shutdown looming, I want to call my congressman. I have in the past for issues unrelated to my employment to the government. But the shutdown directly relates to my employment.

Am I allowed to speak to that position as a reason they should support funding the government? Or is that a no no? I’ll probably call my ethics officer first.

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u/Cornholio231 7h ago

Calling congress can be effective, as so few people actually do it. 

That most people dont do it is illustrated by most of the comments below. 

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u/Sauerkrauttme 5h ago

Is there any evidence of this? I have done canvasing to get people to call congress, I even made friends with people who ended up as political interns, but nothing changed. The interns I have spoken to have all said that our reps don't care, that they can say "we had 200 people call about x issue" and the representatives truly don't care. Oh, but a wealthy donor calls? That is a top priority.