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LEGISLATOR TOOLKIT
for women state legislators who signed on to letter about federal budget priorities

May 2009: Thanks for signing onto our letter to Congress!

Next, we welcome you to make some news with it. Please feel free to download and distribute any of the documents listed here. Please remember to personalize for your needs, your constituents, and your state.

We'd love to support you in any way we can. Let us know if you need anything! Thanks: email us if we can help.

Sincerely, Nan

Nan Grogan Orrock, WiLL President, Georgia State Senator


Talking Points: How best to sum up our message in the letter? Take a look at this succinct document.

The letter from 381 women state legislators. It was delivered in April, 2009 to all Members of Congress. (If you haven't already signed on, please email us.)


Please issue a press release about this letter. Download a template of a press release, and fill in your information.

Op eds are a great way to get the word out. Please feel free to download and personalize this op ed, and submit to your local papers.
  • Op ed: "A new defense budget for a new era"

WAND understands that many jobs in this country depend on the military industrial complex; however, we also know that investing in other types of public projects generates more, and better, jobs. Now we need to convince Congress...

Jobs Study: "Alternative Public Spending: Effects on Job Creation"
Click here for summary document (PDF).
Click here for the full report.

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