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- AFGE Local 704 asks that you contact your Congressional Representative and United States Senators and express your concern over what Congress is doing to our nation’s environment and the U.S. EPA. Please give your elected representatives a call, write an e-mail, send a letter or better yet personally visit their office and tell them that express your concerns.
- Not sure who represents you? Click on this link and enter you zip code to find your Congressional Representative and United States Senators. Find Your Elected Officials
- Here’s another link: USA.gov Contact Elected Officials
- Printable list of phone numbers of current voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
American Federation of Government Employees Local 704 