# Writing Congress: How Long for a Reply?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-congress-how-long-for-a-reply/993959>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 1, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-congress-how-long-for-a-reply/993959 "2023-12-01T13:46:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-congress-how-long-for-a-reply/993959/21 "2023-12-02T03:02:27Z")

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I can’t even get a response from my city alderman. But, it is a big city.

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-congress-how-long-for-a-reply/993959/22 "2023-12-03T11:31:19Z")

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I never get more than a form letter email response from my senators or congressperson. One comes in immediately with a repeat of the same form letter a few weeks later. The other two take a little longer but I only get them once.

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-congress-how-long-for-a-reply/993959/23 "2023-12-03T11:50:13Z")

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I called my Congressman.

He said “I’d like to help you, son, but you’re too young to vote.”

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