SAMPLE LETTER TO THE EDITORS FOR CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS’ 2006 CONGRESSIONAL REPORT CARD

Below are two sample LTEs in response to the release of Citizens for Global Solutions’ 2006 Congressional Report Card. The first letter to the editor congratulates your member of Congress for his or her support of cooperative solutions to global problems. The second calls upon your Congress member to take a better stand on global issues. Submit one, or both, to your local newspaper's editorial board today.

1. Dear Editor
RE: Congressional Report Card

In today’s interdependent world, America needs leaders in Congress who will work with our friends and allies to solve those problems that no nation can solve alone. That is why I am proud to note that in its recently released 2006 Report Card, Citizens for Global Solutions gave [Name of Senator or Representative] a [Grade] for [his or her] support of cooperative solutions to global problems.

The Citizens for Global Solutions’ 2006 Congressional Report Card ranks members of Congress on their votes concerning issues such as genocide in Darfur, International Criminal Court, nuclear proliferation, United Nations funding and climate change. In addition, legislators are awarded extra credit for actions taken beyond the legislative realm, including speeches, op-eds and public statements.

[Name of Senator or Representative] should be congratulated for [his or her] position and dedication to these crucial global problems. These issues are foreign policy concerns for the majority of Americans and I am glad to see that [Name of Representative] shares them.

Sincerely,

YOUR NAME
 

2. Dear Editor
RE: Congressional Report Card

In today’s interdependent world, America needs leaders in Congress who will work with our friends and allies to solve those problems that no nation can solve alone. That is why it is so disheartening to note that in its recently released 2006 Report Card, Citizens for Global Solutions gave [Name of Senator or Representative] a [Grade] for [his or her] failure to support solutions to global problems.

The Citizens for Global Solutions’ 2006 Congressional Report Card ranks members of Congress on their votes concerning issues such as genocide in Darfur, the International Criminal Court, nuclear proliferation, United Nations funding and climate change. In addition, legislators are awarded extra credit for actions taken beyond the legislative realm, including speeches, op-eds and public statements.

I believe we deserve better representation on these foreign policy issues than [Name of Senator or Representative] has provided. Let’s hope this year, an election year, brings a renewed commitment to these crucial global problems.
 

Sincerely,

YOUR NAME