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[marybourg]

I received a fairly long e-mail from the junior Senator for Arizona, Jeff Flake, in response to my e-mail to him on Tuesday about the nomination of Betsey DeVos. To my mind this shows that e-mails - as long as they are not boiler-plate, copied verbatim from an interest group mailing, are scanned and tallied just as much as phone calls.

The operative paragraph, after an explanation of the committee process and his place in it is here:

"I believe that elections have consequences and that elected presidents should be afforded a certain degree of deference in the presidential appointment process, particularly when the nominee is uniquely qualified. That said, I also intend to closely review Ms. DeVos’ record, along with the results of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s hearings. I will certainly keep your comments in mind should Ms. DeVos’ nomination come before the full United States Senate for a confirmation vote."

So PLEASE, continue calling, writing and/or e-mailing, as your resources and your congresspersons' allow.