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I just got this e-mail from MoveOn about Vito Fossella receiving money from DeLay’s PAC.  If you live in Staten Island, Bay Ridge or another part of the 13th District in New York, you can call Fossella and ask him to return the money he received from Tom DeLay.  I don’t live in the 13th anymore but I did call to find out if they had plans to return the money.  The woman I was transferred to said she hadn’t spoken with Fossella yet but that the donation was given "unbeknownst to the candidate", so they’re definitely trying to distance Fossella from the donation.

Your representative, Rep. Fossella, received $10,000 from Tom DeLay’s fundraising PAC.2 Will you call Rep. Fossella and ask him to return the money?

Here is what you need to know to make the call.

Congressman Vito Fossella
   
Phone: 202-225-3371

Tell the staff member who answers that you are a constituent and something like the following.

I heard that Rep. Fossella took money from Republican leader Tom DeLay’s PAC. I urge him to return the money in order to remove any question about the nature of the contribution. Associations with Tom DeLay create the appearance of corruption in our elected officials. I would like him to return the money and please send me a letter explaining his position on this issue.

We encourage you to speak from your heart about this issue when you call—don’t feel bound by our suggested script. The person answering the phones should ask for your name and address so they can send you the letter.

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