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August Recess is Your Time to Shine
By Alex Parker, ELCA Advocacy Coordinator August may be a couple of months away, but now is actually an important time to think about August Recess. Steps now can help Congress’ summertime break be your time to shine. What is August Recess? Sometimes advocating is tricky. When your lawmakers are all the way in Washington, D.C., and letters and phone calls seem impersonal, it can feel like your lawmakers are not actually hearing from you. Letters and phone calls to D.C. are still incredibly important and effective! But August is an opportunity for more relational contact. August Recess is traditionally a month-long exodus from Washington, D.C., where your lawmakers return to their home state to engage with people like yourselves! Even…