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On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
I want to urge you to write letters--they can be handwritten letters, they can be e-mails--of how particular legislation, either that is pending or needs to be adjusted or regulations that need to be improved.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson encourages constituents to communicate their legislative needs to Congress.

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