Sample Fax Requesting an Individual State or District Office Appointment
Use Personal Letterhead and a Non-VA Fax Machine

Date:                                                               Fax Number:  (Available on Congress.org)

Attention Appointment Scheduler:  Name (Available on Congress.org)

Office:  The Honorable Full Name
U.S. House of Representatives
District Office Address
OR The Honorable Full Name
United States Senate
State Office Address
Subject: Request for Constituent Appointment    
Respond to: Your Name 
Phone:
  Your Phone Number  
Email:
Your Email Address
Issue: FY 200X Appropriation for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Medical and Prosthetics Research Program

Dear Congressman/Congresswoman Last Name or Senator Last Name:

I am a resident of City, State, and would appreciate the opportunity to meet briefly with you in your district/state office to discuss policy and funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical and prosthetic research program.

I am researcher and clinician at the City, State, VA medical center. The focus of my research is (describe in one or two sentences using layman's terms). My research is contributing to advances in the (treatment, prevention, cure) for (disease or condition). I have been a VA-funded investigator for (number) years.

Please ask your appointment scheduler to contact me at Phone Number or Email Address to arrange an appointment during the next few weeks. I am generally available Dates and Times.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Your Name

 

 

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