Reply #2: A warning...

[hopein08]

Contacting Specter through email is WORTHLESS. I've emailed him twice and got a complicated form email back both times. It was exactly the same and didn't even acknowledge what I wrote about.

Here's the "AutoResponse" that I got...

Greetings,



Thank you for taking the time to contact me.

I receive a large volume of E-mails, phone calls, faxes and letters every week from concerned citizens like yourself. By following these simple steps, you will help me respond to your concerns in a more prompt and efficient manner.

To better serve the citizens of Pennsylvania, I have updated my website to better inform you of my activities in the Senate. The website will provide insight on the activities we're undertaking on major issue areas in the Senate and my position on these matters, a travel itinerary of my upcoming visits around the State of Pennsylvania, and contact information with regard to constituent concerns that need to be addressed. For information, please visit the website at HYPERLINK "http://www.http://specter.senate.gov"http://specter.senate.gov. I look forward to hearing from you.

— IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS: To respond to your time sensitive concerns, please contact the Washington office or the state office in your area.

— Scheduling Matters: Please contact our Washington office by faxing your request to our fax line [phone].

— Constituent Services: i.e. DC Tourism, Internships, Flag Requests, and Academy Nominations, please access my website. You may also submit your tour request to our tour line [phone].

— Casework: (Passport/Visa issue, Social Security claims, etc.). Please contact the state office in your area.





– Philadelphia [phone]

– Pittsburgh [phone]

– Harrisburg [phone]

– Scranton [phone]

– Allentown [phone]

– Erie [phone]

–Wilkes Barre (570) 826?6265

In the very near future, you will be able to sign up in our constituent data base created especially for you, and receive an on-line copy of "Arlen Specter Speaks." This newsletter will provide the most current and up-to-date information of my work in the Senate relative to the State of Pennsylvania.

Sincerely,



Arlen Specter

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Just thought I'd warn you.