“I’m going to write my Congressman!”
Anyone who states that today is most likely talking about e-mail. According to the Congressional Management Foundation, the House and Senate received 200 million letters last year, 9 out of 10 of which were e-mail.
Not surprisingly, postal mail was down to 18 million pieces last year from 50 million a decade ago.
And while the amount of e-mail received by Congress has risen sharply, Congressional staffs have not increased to respond to such.
You’re less likely to get a response to your letter via e-mail, while most lawmakers will answer traditional letters with one of their own. The survey found only 17% of House offices and 38% of Senate offices answer all their e-mail with e-mail.
Via My Way News
