Recently we asked you to contact your member of Congress and ask him/her to sign the Dent-Price letter – a letter urging President Obama to seize the opportunity presented by the recent election in Iran to try to re-energize U.S.-Iran diplomacy.
Thousands of you responded to our call, and your representatives took notice.
In the end 131 members of Congress, including both Republicans and Democrats, put their names on the Dent-Price letter. This is a major success for any letter, and an even bigger success given how radioactive (no pun intended) Iran-related issues are on Capitol Hill.
Few would have predicted that the Dent-Price letter would attract so many signers or such a diverse group. The fact that it did so is a testament to the broad support and energetic grassroots activism mobilized in support of the letter. Indeed, the success of the Dent-Price letter demonstrates how important it is that members of Congress hear from you – now and in the future. Never doubt for a minute that your opinion matters to your elected officials, whether with respect to Iran, or Israel-Palestine, or any other issue.
If your member is one of the 131 members of Congress who signed the Dent-Price letter, thank them for doing the right thing.