Great point, I will add non-exempted farmed animal organizations to my list of people to contact tomorrow!
Here is a list of the subcommittee members ...
http://www.pijac.org/files/public/US_Nat_Res_Sub.pdf
The problem though is that Congressmen/women are only interested in speaking with people that are from the district that they represent. For example, living in Maryland, a Congressperson in Arizona really doesn't care what I have to say when compared to the voice of his own constituents. This makes sense because that is how Congress works. Officials are elected to represent districts of Americans and speak for them in Washington. So if none the Representatives on the subcommittee are from your district, you'll be lucky if they give you more than 30 seconds.
I'm not saying not to contact the subcommittee members by any means ... do it! Use USARKs lobbyist to have your letters delivered to them by hand, call them, try and email them ... do whatever you can to make your voice heard.
More importantly, contact YOUR direct representative. If they are a member of the subcommittee ... awesome! If not, ask them to contact members of the subcommittee on your behalf. Email and call them ... (www.nohr669.com makes it super easy) and if at all possible, try and get an in person meeting with them or someone from their office this week while their home on spring break. Contact with your direct Representative in Congress is critical in making our voices heard!
If anyone has any questions on HR 669 or contacting their Representative please don't hesitate to ask here on this thread or email info@hr669.com.
-adam
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