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Brains scans of symptomatic Gulf War veterans show differences
BOSTON -- Veterans of the first Gulf War who returned with multiple health symptom complaints show significant differences in brain structures from their fellow returnees without high numbers of health symptoms, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 59th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 28 – May 5, 2007.
The study involved 36 veterans of the first Gulf War (1990-1991). Half of the veterans had a high number (more than five) of symptoms, such as joint pain, fatigue, forgetfulness, headaches, skin rash, nausea, and difficulty concentrating. The other half of the veterans had a lower number (five or fewer) of symptoms.
Researchers found that two areas of the brain involved in thinking and memory were significantly smaller in the veterans with a high number of symptoms than in the veterans with fewer symptoms. The overall cortex was five percent smaller in those with more symptoms, and the rostral anterior cingulated gyrus was six percent smaller.
Those with more symptoms also did not perform as well on tests of learning and memory. On one test, those with more symptoms scored 15 percent lower than those with fewer symptoms; the score was 12 percent lower on another test. The researchers found that the smaller the brain volume was in those areas, the worse the veterans performed on the memory tests.
"We don’t know the cause of these differences in the veterans’ brain volumes, but the hypothesis is that they are related to exposure to hazardous substances during the first Gulf War," said study author Roberta White, PhD, of Boston University School of Public Health. "Many troops were exposed to hazardous substances such as pesticides, and other studies have shown that exposures to these substances affect the central nervous system."
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People suffering "Gulf War syndrome" have a 5% reduction in brain size, a small study suggests.
The anatomical differences between veterans of the first Gulf War in 1991 who report multiple health problems – such as fatigue, skin rash and nausea – and other healthier colleagues, were revealed during brain scans.
Those with symptoms of the controversially named Gulf War syndrome (GWS) have 5% less cortical brain matter than healthier counterparts. The researchers say that the finding provides hard biological evidence to support claims that some veterans of the war suffered real neurological damage, perhaps as a result of nerve gas or other toxins.
Roberta White of the Boston University School of Public Health in Massachusetts, US, and colleagues studied 18 Gulf War veterans who reported more than five health problems such as joint pain, fatigue, skin rash, headaches and nausea.
The researchers conducted brain scans on these subjects – using magnetic resonance imaging technology – as well as 18 control counterparts, who served in the same war but reported only a few of the symptoms.
Memory loss
The scans revealed that the overall brain cortex of the veterans with GWS was about 5% smaller on average than that of the healthier veterans. The cortex includes the outermost and top layer of the brain, including the grey matter, and controls complex functions such as language.
It also includes a specific part of the brain thought to be involved in memory processing and learning, known as the rostral anterior cingulate gyrus, was about 6% smaller in the ill veterans, on average.
Subjects were also asked to complete a cognitive test that involved memorising a list of 16 words and recalling those words 20 minutes later. Veterans with GWS performed about 15% worse in the test than the healthier control group.
"I think these findings are really important," says White, who presented the results at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting in Boston this week.
She says that when you combine these findings with others, such as the greater incidence of brain tumours and movement disorders such as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) among those deployed in the war, "it's pretty clear that something has happened to central nervous system function and structure of Gulf War veterans and that we're just getting to the point where were finally seeing what these effects were."
Pointing the finger
White's team hopes to review information from the study participants and the government to estimate the level of exposure the subjects might have had to the nerve gas sarin and other toxins. A cocktail of toxins could perhaps have produced GWS, though some experts still debate whether this is a unique illness.
Epidemiologist Robert Haley at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, US, says that the brain differences highlighted by the new study do not explain what could have caused GWS.
"It doesn't point to one cause, but it is compatible with what we know about sarin exposure," says Haley, who was not involved in the study. He notes that researchers saw similar reductions in brain volume in Tokyo commuters exposed to sarin gas released in the subway system in 1995.
Haley, who spearheaded early efforts to understand GWS, notes that previous studies have found other biological differences in the brains of veterans of the 1991 war.
Damaged nerves
Specifically, a technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy found lower levels of a molecule called N-acetylaspartate (NAA), which indicates healthy nerve function, in the brains of symptomatic Gulf War veterans. All this, he says, adds further weight to the argument that GWS is a real illness.
White acknowledges that her new study does not prove that the reduced brain volume was caused by exposure to chemicals in the war. "This could be a pre-existing vulnerability or an exposure-outcome relationship," she says.
But Haley notes that the veterans did not show cognitive abnormalities before entering the war. "They weren't a bunch of people with faulty memory," he explains, since they had to pass certain standard military tests.
People suffering "Gulf War syndrome" have a 5% reduction in brain size, a small study suggests.
The anatomical differences between veterans of the first Gulf War in 1991 who report multiple health problems – such as fatigue, skin rash and nausea – and other healthier colleagues, were revealed during brain scans.
Those with symptoms of the controversially named Gulf War syndrome (GWS) have 5% less cortical brain matter than healthier counterparts. The researchers say that the finding provides hard biological evidence to support claims that some veterans of the war suffered real neurological damage, perhaps as a result of nerve gas or other toxins.
Roberta White of the Boston University School of Public Health in Massachusetts, US, and colleagues studied 18 Gulf War veterans who reported more than five health problems such as joint pain, fatigue, skin rash, headaches and nausea.
The researchers conducted brain scans on these subjects – using magnetic resonance imaging technology – as well as 18 control counterparts, who served in the same war but reported only a few of the symptoms.
Memory loss
The scans revealed that the overall brain cortex of the veterans with GWS was about 5% smaller on average than that of the healthier veterans. The cortex includes the outermost and top layer of the brain, including the grey matter, and controls complex functions such as language.
It also includes a specific part of the brain thought to be involved in memory processing and learning, known as the rostral anterior cingulate gyrus, was about 6% smaller in the ill veterans, on average.
Subjects were also asked to complete a cognitive test that involved memorising a list of 16 words and recalling those words 20 minutes later. Veterans with GWS performed about 15% worse in the test than the healthier control group.
"I think these findings are really important," says White, who presented the results at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting in Boston this week.
She says that when you combine these findings with others, such as the greater incidence of brain tumours and movement disorders such as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) among those deployed in the war, "it's pretty clear that something has happened to central nervous system function and structure of Gulf War veterans and that we're just getting to the point where were finally seeing what these effects were."
Pointing the finger
White's team hopes to review information from the study participants and the government to estimate the level of exposure the subjects might have had to the nerve gas sarin and other toxins. A cocktail of toxins could perhaps have produced GWS, though some experts still debate whether this is a unique illness.
Epidemiologist Robert Haley at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, US, says that the brain differences highlighted by the new study do not explain what could have caused GWS.
"It doesn't point to one cause, but it is compatible with what we know about sarin exposure," says Haley, who was not involved in the study. He notes that researchers saw similar reductions in brain volume in Tokyo commuters exposed to sarin gas released in the subway system in 1995.
Haley, who spearheaded early efforts to understand GWS, notes that previous studies have found other biological differences in the brains of veterans of the 1991 war.
Damaged nerves
Specifically, a technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy found lower levels of a molecule called N-acetylaspartate (NAA), which indicates healthy nerve function, in the brains of symptomatic Gulf War veterans. All this, he says, adds further weight to the argument that GWS is a real illness.
White acknowledges that her new study does not prove that the reduced brain volume was caused by exposure to chemicals in the war. "This could be a pre-existing vulnerability or an exposure-outcome relationship," she says.
But Haley notes that the veterans did not show cognitive abnormalities before entering the war. "They weren't a bunch of people with faulty memory," he explains, since they had to pass certain standard military tests.
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(202) 225-4422; 226-2638
Colorado Springs: (719) 520-0055
_Web Site_ (http://lamborn.
_Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-6th)_ (mailto:tom.tancredo@
1130 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-7882; 226-4623
Littleton: (720) 283-9772
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-7th)_ (http://www.house.
415 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2645; 225-5278
Lakewood: (303) 274-7944
_Web Site_ (http://perlmutter.
____________
Connecticut
_Rep. John Larson (D-1st)_ (mailto:john.larson@
1005 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-2265; 225-1031
Hartford: (860) 278-8888
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Joseph Courtney (D-2nd)_ (http://www.house.
215 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2076; 225-4977
Norwich: (860) 886-0139
_Web Site_ (http://courtney.
_Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
2262 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3661; 225-4890
New Haven: (203) 562-3718
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Christopher Shays (R-4th)_ (mailto:rep.shays@mail.
1126 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5541; 225-9629
Bridgeport: (203) 579-5870
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-5th)_ (http://www.house.
2113 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4476; 225-4488
New Britain: (860) 223-8412
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
____________
Delaware
_Rep. Michael Castle (R-AL)_ (mailto:deleware@mail.
1233 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4165; 225-2291
Wilmington: (302) 428-1902
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
____________
District of Columbia
_Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-AL)_ (http://www.house.
2136 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-8050; 225-3002
Washington: (202) 783-5065
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
____________
Florida
_Rep. Jeff Miller (R-1st)_ (mailto:jeff.miller@
331 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-4136; 225- 3414
Pensacola: (850) 479-1183
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. F. Allen Boyd (D-2nd)_ (http://www.house.
107 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-5235; 225-5615
Tallahassee: (850) 561-3979
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Corrine Brown (D-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
2444 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-0123; 225-2256
Jacksonville: (904) 354-1652
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-4th)_ (http://www.house.
127 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2501; 225-6559
Jacksonville: (904) 598-0481
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-5th)_ (http://www.house.
1516 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-1002; 226-0329
Dade City: (352) 567-6707
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-6th)_ (http://www.house.
2370 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5744; 225-3973
Ocala: (352) 351-8777
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. John Mica (R-7th)_ (mailto:john.mica@mail.
2445 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4035; 226-0821
Maitland: (407) 657-8080
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Ric Keller (R-8th)_ (http://www.house.
419 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2176; 225-0999
Orlando: (407) 872-1962
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-9th)_ (http://www.house.
1630 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5755; 225-4085
Temple Terrace: (813) 985-8541
_Web Site_ (http://bilirakis.
_Rep. C.W. Young (R-10th)_ (http://www.house.
2407 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5961; 225-9764
St. Petersburg: (813) 893-3191
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_
Rep. Cathy Castor (D-11th)_ (http://www.house.
317 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-3376; 225-5652
Tampa: (813) 871-2817
_Web Site_ (http://castor.
_Rep. Adam Putnam (R-12th)_ (mailto:ask.adam@mail.
506 Cannon House Offcie Building
(202) 225-1252; 226-0585
Bartow: (863) 534-3530
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Verne Buchanan (R-13th)_ (http://www.house.
116 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-5015; 226-0828
Sarasota: (941) 951-6643
_Web Site_ (http://buchanan.
_Rep. Connie Mack (R-14th)_ (http://www.house.
115 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2536; 226-0439
Ft. Myers: (239) 332-4677
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. David Weldon (R-15th)_ (http://www.house.
2347 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3671; 225-3516
Melbourne: (407) 632-1776
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_
Rep. Timothy Mahoney (D-16th)_ (http://www.house.
104 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-5792; 225-3132
Port Charlotte: (941) 627-9100
_Web Site_ (http://mahoney.
_Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-17th)_ (http://www.house.
1039 Longworth House Offcie Building
(202) 225-4506; 226-0777
Miami: (305) 690-5905
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-18th)_ (http://www.house.
2160 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3931; 225-5620
Miami: (305) 275-1800
_Web Site
_ (http://www.house.
(http://www.house.
213 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-3001; 225-5974
Boca Raton: (561) 988-6302
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-20)_
(mailto:congresswomandebbie
118 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-7931; 226-2052
Pembroke Pines: (954) 437-3936
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-21st)_ (http://www.house.
2244 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4211; 225-8576
Miami: (305) 470-8555
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. E. Clay Shaw (R-22nd)_ (http://www.house.
2408 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3026; 225-8398
Ft. Lauderdale: (954) 522-1800
_Web Site
_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-23rd)_ (mailto:alcee.pubhastings@
2235 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-1313; 225-1171
Ft. Lauderdale: (954) 733-2800
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Tom Feeney (R-24th)_ (mailto:tom.feeney@mail.
323 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2706; 226-6299
Orlando: (407) 208-1106
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-25th)_ (http://www.house.
313 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2778; 226-0346
Miami: (305) 225-6866
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
____________
Georgia
_Rep. Jack Kingston (R-1st)_ (mailto:jack.kingston@
2242 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5831; 226-2269
Savannah: (912) 352-0101
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D-2nd)_ (mailto:bishop.email@
2429 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3631; 225-2203
Albany: (912) 439-8067
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
1118 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5901; 225-2515
Newman: (770) 683-2033
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Hank Johnson (D-4th)_ (http://www.house.
1133 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-1605; 226-0691
Lithonia: (770) 987-2291
_Web Site_ (http://hankjohnson.
_Rep. John Lewis (D-5th)_ (mailto:john.lewis@mail.
343 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-3801; 225-0351
Atlanta: (404) 659-0116
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_
Rep. Tom Price (R-6th)_ (http://www.house.
506 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-4501; 225-4656
Marietta:
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. John Linder (R-7th)_ (mailto:john.linder@
1727 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4272; 225-4696
Duluth: (770) 931-9550
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Jim Marshall (D-8th)_ (mailto:jim.marshall@
502 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-6531; 225-3013
Macon: (478) 464-0255
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Nathan Deal (R-9th)_ (http://www.house.
2437 Rrayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5211; 225-8272
Gainsville: (770) 535-2592
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Charles Norwood (R-10th)_ (http://www.house.
2452 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4101; 226-5995
Augusta: (706) 733-7066
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-11th)_ (mailto:gingrey.ga@mail.
1118 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-2931; 225-2944
Marietta: (770) 429-1776
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. John Barrow (D-12th)_ (http://www.house.
226 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2823; 225-3377
Athens: (706) 613-3232
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. David Scott (D-13th)_ (mailto:david.scott@
417 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2939; 225-4628
Jonesboro: (770) 210-5073
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
____________
Guam
_Del. Madeleine Bordallo (D-AL)_ (mailto:madeleine.bordallo@
2428 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-1118; 226-0341
Hagatna: (671) 477-4272
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
____________
Hawaii
_Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-1st)_ (mailto:neil.abercrombie@
1502 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-2726; 225-4580
Honolulu: (808) 541-2570
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-2nd)_ (http://www.house.
1229 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4906; 225-4987
Honolulu: 808) 541-1986
_Web Site_ (http://hirono.
(http://www.house.
____________
Idaho
_Rep. William Sali (R-1st)_ (http://www.house.
508 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-6611; 225-3029
Boise: (208) 336-9831
_Web Site_ (http://sali.
_Rep. Mike Simpson (R-2nd)_ (mailto:mike.simpson@
1339 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5531; 225-8216
Boise: (208) 334-1953
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
____________
Illinois
_Rep. Bobby Rush (D-1st)_ (http://www.house.
2416 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4372; 226-0333
Chicago: (773) 224-6500
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-2nd)_ (mailto:jjackson@jessejacks
2419 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-0773; 225-0899
Chicago: (708) 798-6000
_Web Site_ (http://www.jessejac
_Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
1217 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5701; 225-1012
Chicago: (312) 886-0481
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Luiz Gutierrez (D-4th)_ (http://www.house.
2367 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-8203; 225-7810
Chicago: (773) 384-1655
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-5th)_ (http://www.house.
1319 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4061; 225-5603
Chicago: (773) 267-5926
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Peter Roskam (R-6th)_ (http://www.house.
507 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-4561; 225-1166
Bloomingdale:
_Web Site_ (http://www.theorato
_Rep. Danny Davis (D-7th)_ (http://www.house.
1222 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5006; 225-5641
Chicago: (773) 533-7520
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Melissa Bean (D-8th)_ (mailto:congresswomanmeliss
512 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-3711; 225-7830
Palatine: (847) 358-9160
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-9th)_ (mailto:jan.schakowsky@
515 Cannon House Office Building
(202 225-2111; 226-6890
Chicago: (773) 506-7100
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Mark Kirk (R-10th)_ (mailto:rep.kirk@mail.
1531 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4835; 225-0837
Deerfield: (847) 940-0202
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Jerry Weller (R-11th)_ (http://www.house.
1210 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3635; 225-3521
Joliet: (815) 740-2028
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Jerry Costello (D-12th)_ (http://www.house.
2454 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5661; 225-0285
Belleville: (618) 233-8026
_Web Site_ (htp://www.house.
_Rep. Judy Biggert (R-13th)_ (http://www.house.
1213 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3515; 225-9420
Clarendon Hills: (630) 655-2052
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-14th)_ (mailto:dhastert@mail.
235 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2976; 225-0697
Batavia: (630) 406-1114
_Web Site_ (http://speaker.
_Rep. Timothy Johnson (R-15th)_ (mailto:rep.johnson@
1229 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-2371; 226-0791
Champaign: (217) 403-4690
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-16th)_ (http://www.house.
2228 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5676; 225-5284
Rockford: (815) 394-1231
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Phil Hare (D-17th)_ (http://www.house.
1118 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5905; 225-5396
Moline: (309) 793-5760
_Web Site_ (http://hare.
_Rep. Ray Lahood (R-18th)_ (http://www.house.
1424 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-6201; 225-9249
Peoria: (309) 671-7027
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. John Shimkus (R-20th)_ (http://www.house.
513 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-5271; 225-5880
Springfield: (217) 492-5090
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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Indiana
_Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-1st)_ (http://www.house.
2313 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-2461; 225-2493
Merrillville: (219) 795-1844
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-2nd)_ (http://www.house.
1218 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3915; 225-6798
South Bend: (574) 288-2780
_Web Site_ (http://donnelly.
_Rep. Mark Souder (R-3rd)_ (mailto:souder@mail.
1227 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4436; 225-3479
Ft. Wayne: (219) 424-3041
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Steve Buyer (R-4th)_ (http://www.house.
2230 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5037; 225-2267
Kokomo: (765) 454-7551
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Dan Burton (R-5th)_ (http://www.house.
2185 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-2276; 225-0016
Indianapolis: (317) 848-0201
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Mike Pence (R-6th)_ (mailto:mike.pence@mail.
1605 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3021; 225-3382
Anderson: (765) 640-2919
_Web Site_ (http://mikepence.
_Rep. Julia Carson (D-7th)_ (mailto:rep.carson@mail.
1535 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4011; 225-5633
Indianapolis: (317) 283-6516
_Web Site
_ (http://www.house.
Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-8th)_ (http://www.house.
513 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-4636; 225-3284
Evansville: (812) 465-6484
_Web Site_ (http://ellsworth.
_Rep. Baron Hill (D-9th)_ (http://www.house.
223 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-5315; 226-6866
Jeffersonville: (812) 288-3999
_Web Site_ (http://baronhill.
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Iowa
_Rep. Bruce Braley (D-1st)_ (http://www.house.
1408 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-2911; 225-6666
Waterloo: (319) 287-3233
_Web Site_ (http://braley.
_Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-2nd)_ (http://www.house.
1513 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-6576; 226-0757
Iowa City: (319) 351-0789
_Web Site_ (http://loebsack.
_Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-3rd)_ (mailto:rep.boswell.
1427 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3806; 225-5608
Des Moines: (515) 282-1909
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Tom Latham (R-4th)_ (mailto:latham.ia05@
440 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-5476; 225-3301
Ames: (515) 232-2885
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
Rep. Steve King (R-5th)_ (http://www.house.
1432 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4426; 225-3193
Storm Lake: (712) 732-4197
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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Kansas
_Rep. Jerry Moran (R-1st)_ (mailto:jerry.moran@
1519 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-2715; 225-5124
Hutchinson: (316) 665-6138
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-2nd)_ (http://www.house.
1711 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-6601; 225-7986
Topeka: (785) 234-8111
_Web Site_ (http://boyda.
_Rep. Dennis Moore (D-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
431 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2865; 225-2807
Overland Park: (913) 383-2013
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-4th)_ (mailto:tiahrt@mail.
2441 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-6216; 225-3489
Wichita: (316) 262-8992
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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Kentucky
_Rep. Edward Whitfield (R-1st)_ (http://www.house.
301 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-3115; 225-3547
Hopkinsville: (502) 885-8079
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Ron Lewis (R-2nd)_ (mailto:ron.lewis@mail.
2418 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3501; 226-2019
Elizabethtown: (502) 765-4360
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. John Yarmuth (D-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
319 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-5401; 225-5776
Louisville: (502) 582-5129
_Web Site_ (http://yarmuth.
_Rep. Geoff Davis (R-4th)_ (http://www.house.
1541 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3465; 225-0003
Ft. Mitchell: (859) 426-0080
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Harold Rogers (R-5th)_ (mailto:talk2hal@mail.
2406 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4601; 225-0940
Somerset: (606) 679-8346
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Ben Chandler (D-6th)_ (http://www.house.
1504 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4706; 225-2122
Lexington: (606) 219-1366
_Web Site_ (http://chandler.
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Louisiana
_Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-1st)_ (mailto:bobby.jindal@
1205 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3015; 226-0386
Metairie: (504) 837-1259
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. William Jefferson (D-2nd)_ (mailto:jeffersonmc@
240 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-6636; 225-1988
New Orleans: (504) 589-2274
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
2183 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4031; 226-3944
Gonzales: (225) 621-8490
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Jim McCrery (R-4th)_ (mailto:jim.mccrery@
2104 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-2777; 225-8039
Shreveport: (318) 798-2254
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Rodney Alexander (D-5th)_ (http://www.house.
316 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-8490; 225-5639
Alexandria: (318) 445-0818
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Richard Baker (R-6th)_ (http://www.house.
341 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-3901; 225-7313
Baton Rouge: (504) 929-7711
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr. (R-7th)_ (http://www.house.
1117 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-2031; 225-5724
Lafayette: (337) 235-6322
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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Maine
_Rep. Thomas Allen (D-1st)_ (mailto:rep.tomallen@
1717 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-6116; 225-5590
Portland: (207) 774-5019
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Michael Michaud (D-2nd)_ (mailto:rep.mikemichaud@
437 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-6306; 225-2943
Bangor: (207) 942-6935
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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Maryland
_Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-1st)_ (mailto:wgilchrest@mail.
2245 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5311; 225-0254
Chestertown: (410) 778-9407
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-2nd)_
(mailto:dutch.ruppersberger
1630 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3061; 225-3094
Timonium: (410) 628-2701
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. John Sarbanes (D-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
426 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-4016; 225-9219
Towson: (410) 832-8890
_Web Site_ (http://sarbanes.
_Rep. Albert Wynn (D-4th)_ (http://www.house.
434 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-8699; 225-8714
Largo: (301) 773-4094
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-5th)_ (http://www.house.
1705 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4131; 225-4300
Greenbelt: (301) 474-0119
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-6th)_ (http://www.house.
2412 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-2721; 225-2193
Frederick: (301) 694-3030
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-7th)_ (http://www.house.
1632 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4741; 225-3178
Baltimore: (410) 367-1900
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Jr. (D-8th)_ (mailto:chris.vanhollen@
1419 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5341; 225-0375
Rockville: (301) 424-3501
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
(http://www.house.
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Massachusetts
_Rep. John Olver (D-1st)_ (http://www.house.
1027 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5335; 226-1224
Pittsfield: (413) 442-0946
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Richard Neal (D-2nd)_ (http://www.house.
2133 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5601; 225-8112
Springfield: (413) 785-0325
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. James McGovern (D-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
430 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-6101; 225-5759
Worcester: (508) 831-7356
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Barney Frank (D-4th)_ (http://www.house.
2252 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5931; 225-0182
Newton: (617) 332-3920
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Marty Meehan (D-5th)_ (http://www.house.
2229 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3411; 226-0771
Lowell: (978) 459-0101
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. John Tierney (D-6th)_ (http://www.house.
120 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-8020; 225-5915
Peabody: (978) 531-1669
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Edward Markey (D-7th)_ (http://www.house.
2108 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-2836
Medford: (781) 396-2900
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Michael Capuano (D-8th)_ (http://www.house.
1232 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5111; 225-9322
Cambridge: (617) 621-6208
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-9th)_ (mailto:stephen.lynch@
235 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-8273; 225-3984
Boston: (617) 428-2000
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. William Delahunt (D-10th)_ (mailto:william.delahunt@
1317 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3111; 225-5658
Quincy: (617) 770-3700
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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Michigan
_Rep. Bart Stupak (D-1st)_ (mailto:stupak@mail.
2352 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4735; 225-4744
Traverse City: (616) 929-4711
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-2nd)_ (mailto:tellhoek@mail.
2234 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4401; 226-0779
Holland: (616) 395-0030
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
1714 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3831; 225-5144
Grand Rapids: (616) 451-8383
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Dave Camp (R-4th)_ (mailto:davecamp@mail.
137 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-3561; 225-9679
Midland: (517) 631-2552
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Dale Kildee (D-5th)_ (mailto:dkildee@mail.
2107 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3611; 225-6393
Flint: (810) 239-1437
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Fred Upton (R-6th)_ (mailto://tellupton@
2161 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3761; 225-4986
Kalamazoo: (616) 385-0039
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Tim Walberg (R-7th)_ (http://www.house.
325 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-6276; 225-6281
Jackson: (517) 780-9075
_Web Site_ (http://walberg.
_Rep. Michael Rogers (R-8th)_ (http://www.house.
133 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-4872; 225-5820
Lansing: (517) 702-8000
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Joseph Knollenberg (R-9th)_ (mailto:rep.knollenberg@
2349 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5802; 226-2356
Farmington Hills: (248) 851-1366
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Candice Miller (R-10th)_ (mailto:mi10.wyr@mail.
508 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2106; 225-2106
Shelby Township: (586) 997-5010
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-11th)_ (http://www.house.
415 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-8171; 225-2667
Livonia: (734) 632-0314
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Sander Levin (D-12th)_ (mailto:slevin@mail.
2300 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4961; 226-1033
Sterling Heights: (810) 268-4444
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-13th)_
(mailto:carolyn.cheeks.
1610 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-2261; 225-5730
Detroit: (313) 965-9004
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. John Conyers (D-14th)_ (mailto:john.conyers@
2426 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5126; 225-0072
Detroit: (313) 961-5670
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. John Dingell (D-15th)_ (mailto:public.dingell@
2328 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4071; 226-0371
Dearborn: (313) 278-2936
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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Minnesota
_Rep. Tim Walz (D-1st)_ (http://www.house.
1529 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-2472; 225-3433
Mankato: (507) 388-2149
_Web Site_ (http://walz.
_Rep. John Kline (R-2nd)_ (mailto:john.kline@mail.
1429 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-2271; 225-3368
Burnsville: (952) 808-1213
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-3rd)_ (mailto:mn03@....
103 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2871; 225-6351
Minnetonka: (952) 738-8200
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Betty McCollum (D-4th)_ (http://www.house.
1029 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-6631; 225-1968
St. Paul: (612) 224-9191
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Keith Ellison (D-5th)_ (http://www.house.
1130 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4755; 225-4886
Minneapolis: (612) 522-1212
_Web Site_ (http://ellison.
_Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-6th)_ (http://www.house.
412 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2331; 225-6475
Woodbury: (651) 731-5400
_Web Site_ (http://bachmann.
_Rep. Collin Peterson (D-7th)_ (mailto:collin.peterson@
2159 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-2165; 225-1593
Detroit Lakes: (218) 847-5056
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. James Oberstar (D-8th)_ (http://www.house.
2365 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-6211; 225-0699
Duluth: (218) 727-7474
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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Mississippi
_Rep. Roger Wicker (R-1st)_ (mailto:roger.wicker@
2455 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4306; 225-3549
Tupelo: (601) 844-5437
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-2nd)_ (mailto:thompsonms2nd@
2432 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5876; 225-5898
Bolton: (601) 866-9003
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Chip Pickering (R-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
229 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-5031; 225-5797
Pearl: (601) 932-2410
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Gene Taylor (D-4th)_ (mailto:gene.taylor@
2311 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5772; 225-7074
Gulfport: (228) 864-7670
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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Missouri
_Rep. William Clay (D-1st)_ (http://www.house.
131 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2406; 225-1725
St. Louis: (314) 890-0349
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Todd Akin (R-2nd)_ (mailto:rep.akin@mail.
117 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2561; 225-2563
St. Louis: (314) 590-0029
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
1710 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-2671; 225-7452
St. Louis: (314) 962-1523
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Ike Skelton (D-4th)_ (http://www.house.
2206 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-2876; 225-2695
Blue Springs: (816) 228-4242
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-5th)_ (mailto:emanuel.cleaver@
1641 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4535; 225-4403
Kansas City: (816) 842-4545
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Sam Graves (R-6th)_ (mailto:sam.graves@mail.
1513 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-7041; 225-8221
Liberty: (816) 792-3976
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Roy Blunt (R-7th)_ (mailto:blunt@....
217 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-6536; 225-5604
Springfield: (417) 889-1800
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-8th)_ (http://www.house.
2440 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-4404; 226-0326
Cape Girardeau: (573) 335-0101
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-9th)_ (http://www.house.
412 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-2956; 225-5712
Columbia: (573) 449-5111
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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Montana
_Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-AL)_ (http://www.house.
516 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-3211; 225-5687
Billings: (406) 256-1019
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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Nebraska
_Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-1st)_ (http://www.house.
1517 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4806; 225-5686
Lincoln: (402) 438-1598
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Lee Terry (R-2nd)_ (mailto:talk2lee@mail.
1524 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4155; 226-5452
Omaha: (402) 397-9944
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Adrian Smith (R-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
503 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-6435; 225-0207
Scottsbluff: (308) 632-3333
_Web Site_ (http://adriansmith.
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Nevada
_Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-1st)_ (mailto:shelley.berkley@
439 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-5965; 225-3119
Las Vegas: (702) 220-9823
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Dean Heller (R-2nd)_ (http://www.house.
1023 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-6155; 225-5679
Reno: (775) 686-5760
_Web Site_ (http://heller.
_Rep. Jon Porter (R-3rd)_ (http://www.house.
218 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-3252; 225-2185
Henderson: (702) 387-4941
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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New Hampshire
_Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-1st)_ (http://www.house.
1508 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5456; 225-5822
Manchester: (603) 641-9536
_Web Site_ (http://shea-
_Rep. Paul Hodes (D-2nd)_ (http://www.house.
506 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-5206; 225-2946
Concord: (603) 223-9814
_Web Site_ (http://hodes.
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New Jersey
_Rep. Robert Andrews (D-1st)_ (mailto:rob.andrews@
2439 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-6501; 225-6583
Haddon Heights: (609) 546-5100
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2nd)_ (mailto:lobiondo@mail.
225 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-6572; 225-3318
Mays Landing: (609) 625-5008
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Jim Saxton (R-3rd)_ (mailto:jim.saxton@mail.
339 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-4765; 225-0778
Mt. Holly: (609) 261-5800
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Christopher Smith (R-4th)_ (http://www.house.
2373 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3765; 225-7768
Hamilton: (609) 585-7878
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Scott Garrett (R-5th)_ (http://www.house.
1641 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-4465; 225-9048
Newton: (973) 300-2000
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6th)_ (mailto:frank.pallone@
420 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-4671; 225-9665
Long Branch: (732) 571-1140
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Michael Ferguson (R-7th)_ (http://www.house.
214 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-5361; 225-9460
Martinsville: (908) 757-7835
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-8th)_ (http://www.house.
1722 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5751; 225-5782
Paterson: (973) 523-5152
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Steven Rothman (D-9th)_ (http://www.house.
1607 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5061; 225-5851
Hackensack: (201) 646-0808
_Web Site_ (http://rothman.
_Rep. Donald Payne (D-10th)_ (mailto:donald.payne@
2209 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3436; 225-4160
Newark: (973) 645-3213
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11th)_
(mailto:rodney.frelinghuyse
2442 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5034; 225-3186
Morristown: (973) 984-0711
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th)_ (mailto:rush.holt@mail.
1019 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-5801; 225-6025
Princeton Junction: (609) 750-9365
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Albio Sires (D-13th)_ (http://www.house.
1024 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-7919; 226-0792
Jersey City: (201) 222-2828
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
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New Mexico
_Rep. Heather Wilson (R-1st)_ (mailto:ask.heather@
318 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-6316; 225-4975
Albuquerque: (505) 346-6781
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Steve Pearce (R-2nd)_ (http://www.house.
1408 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-2365; 225-9599
Las Cruces: (505) 522-2219
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Tom Udall (D-3rd)_ (mailto:tom.udall@mail.
1414 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-6190; 226-1331
Santa Fe: (505) 984-8950
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
(http://www.house.
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New York
_Rep. Tim Bishop (D-1st)_ (mailto:tim.bishop@mail.
1133 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3826; 225-3143
Coram: (631) 696-6500
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Steve Israel (D-2nd)_ (http://www.house.
429 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-3335; 225-4669
Hauppauge: (631) 951-2210
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Peter King (R-3rd)_ (mailto:peter.king@mail.
436 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-7896; 226-2279
Massapequa Park: (516) 541-4225
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-4th)_ (http://www.house.
106 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-5516; 225-5758
Hempstead: (516) 489-7066
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-5th)_ (mailto:gary_ackerman@
2243 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-2601; 225-1589
Bayside: (718) 423-2154
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-6th)_ (mailto:congmeeks@mail.
1710 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-3461; 226-4169
St. Albans: (718) 949-5600
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-7th)_ (mailto:write2joecrowley@
312 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-3965; 225-1909
Jackson Heights: (718) 779-1400
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-8th)_ (mailto:jerrold.nadler@
2334 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5635; 225-6923
New York: (212) 367-7350
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-9th)_ (mailto:weiner@mail.
1122 Longworth House Office Building
(202) 225-6616; 226-7253
Brooklyn: (718) 332-9001
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-10th)_ (mailto:edolphus.towns@
2232 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5936; 225-1018
Brooklyn: (718) 855-8018
_Web Site_ (http://www.house.
_Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-11th)_ (
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