This was posted on a Prius discussion group.
The listed website can only be accessed from Ford's intranet.
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Call to Action!
As Randy Ortiz discussed in Friday's Straight Talk broadcast, the U.S. Senate is currently debating new fuel economy legislation that is not economically feasible. This proposed legislation, which is both extreme and arbitrary, would harm the entire U.S. auto industry and would unfairly penalize Ford Motor Company due to the sales success of our F-Series trucks and SUVs.
Ford Motor Company is asking you to help us defeat the damaging and extreme fuel economy mandates in Senate Bill 1419 by calling your U.S. Senators and asking them to oppose the bill.
Here are our suggested talking points for your call to your Senator's office: (Feel free to adapt them to fit your conversational style.)
· I am
, the dealer principal of located in
· My dealership employs <#> of residents and have been in business for <#> years.
· I am calling to ask you to relay to Senator a request for him / her to oppose Senate Bill 1419 for the following reasons
· The fuel economy mandates in the bill are extreme and arbitrary
1 The bill would restrict vehicle choice for families and workers
· The bill would harm U.S. auto workers, dealers and consumers.
Below is the web link that will take you to the Ford Grassroots website, where you can very quickly obtain your senators' contact information by entering your zip code. We are asking dealers in most states to contact only one of their U.S. Senators (the website will give you the name and number of the Senator we are asking you to call). However, this are eleven states (AK, ID, IN, KS, MO, MT, NM, ND, OH, PA and VA) in which both Senators are critical to the outcome of this legislation, and we are asking our dealers in those states to contact both senators.
To obtain your senator's contact information:
* Please go to www.capwiz.com/ford
* From that page, please click on Ford and Lincoln-Mercury Dealers Take Action - Click Here!
* That will take you directly to a page where you will be asked to enter your dealership's zip code and then the name(s) and phone number(s) of your U.S. Senator(s) will be generated automatically
If you have any questions or encounter any difficulties with the website, please contact Laurie Martin, Grassroots Program Manager at 313 322-1262 or [email protected]
Thank you very much for your support on this important issue.
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And thank YOU for your support on this important issue.