Uploaded June 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Jackson Bird visits Senator Jack Reed's office in Washington D.C. to get a look at what really happens behind the scenes when you contact your legislators.

This week's challenge: Visit a local or state office and let us know in the comments how it went!

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Resources for writing one-pagers and meeting with your representatives:
docs.google.com/document/d/1IWgn39Qps7eM6EowGRyQCeVnjI-uK2wQ6mA4WzZhYVM/edit?usp=sharing
docs.google.com/document/d/1hIaKtbDfimXi2pyaigPxCQT0f6YAABtFSaMWC4NLBpA/edit?usp=sharing

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Director/Writer: Lisa Lindle
Host/Producer/Writer: Jackson Bird
Producer/Writer: Janae Phillips
Video Editor: Adam Mason
Graphic Design: Travis Hoffman
Script Consultant: Stephanie Vance
Filmed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Public Library and the Hart Senate Office in Washington D.C.

Music:
Divertissement by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300006
Night at the Dance Hall by Twin Musicom