May 17, 2021
Hello {First Name},
I am writing to you today to provide another update and ask for your continued support with the SFNE Buy American Fabricated Campaign.
We are making progress! With the help of Delaney & Associates, our new lobbyists, we successfully added a Buy American Amendment to the Massachusetts House Budget. The amendment addressed the procurement language in Chapter 30B, the Massachusetts statute that requires local authorities to award projects to the lowest bidder. With 35 sponsors on the House legislation, SFNE was able to generate a lot of discussion and support for our efforts to reduce the number of public steel fabrication jobs going to foreign competition.
Now, we need your senators to support Amendment #101. Please send an email letter and call the senators representing your home and work and ask that they sign the amendment. The legislation will not move forward unless senators hear from YOU, their constituents.
Sending a quick email or making a phone call will only take a few minutes of your time, but the reward will be enormous if your contact convinces a senator to support the legislation. For follow-up, please copy me on your emails. My address is cflaherty@ssfne.org.
Below you will find button links to Find Your Legislator, a Sample Letter, and a Campaign Fact Sheet.
Please let me know if I can provide additional information or if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Catherine A. Flaherty
Catherine A. Flaherty, CAE
Executive Director
PS: We would also appreciate your financial support. If you have not yet contributed to the legislative campaign, please do so now! The total lobbying cost for 2021 is $70,000. To support the campaign, you can mail a check to the address listed below or use this secure online form.
