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Help us connect citizens to lawmakers: Add Ask Your Lawmaker to your site, and let users ask
and rank questions and hear the latest answers from Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.
Pick your own customizable view - by topic or state.




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Your state will not show in this list until we have questions centering your state. Till then, we suggest you take the national view so questions from your area can build up. Then make the switch!

NEW! Show Questions & Answers for your Lawmaker:

Now you can also narrow your custom widget view by an individual U.S. Senator or Representative. Just start typing the name of the lawmaker in the auto-fill box above and select. Helpful hint: You can only display one lawmaker at a time. If you notice there are no questions for your chosen lawmaker, click here to ask a question! And if you toggle to the 'Answers' view, you can hear the lawmaker's answers to previous questions.
NEW! Show only Your Own Questions & Answers:

If you check this box, the widget will display only the questions you have asked and that lawmakers have answered.

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