WASHINGTON, DC — After being live for less than a week, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit Web site had already generated over 3,000 letters to Members of Congress in support of the Hearing Aid Tax Credit. The site also motivated 30 Californians to send personal letters to Sen Barbara Boxer (D-CA) who subsequently co-sponsored S1410. Since then, those numbers have been surpassed in states like Florida, Kentucky, Georgia, and Indiana. In addition, Rep Anna Eshoo (D-CA-14) co-sponsored HR 2329, bringing the totals to 81 in the House and 9 in the Senate.

Here are some features of the WRITE CONGRESS NOW section of the Web site:

1. By entering name, address, and zip code the individual’s correct Senators and Representative are identified and targeted.
2. The individual has the option of personalizing the letter or using our form letter on the site.
3. The individual is strongly encouraged to personalize the letter since a personal statement is much more powerful then the form letter.
4. The individual can print the letters or email them.
5. A thank you letter is automatically sent to the letter writer’s e-mail address.
6. If the Senator or Representative is already a co-sponsor of the bill a thank you letter will be sent to them.
7. The individual can e-mail up to 10 friends about the bill with a push of a button.

Visit the Web site and supporting the bill by visiting www.hearingaidtaxcredit.org.

SOURCE: BHI

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