FOR TECH SUPPORT: send email to help@rebuildandrenew.org including your name, phone number, and description of the problem.
You won't rack up any long-distance charges using this system, because the system calls you and connects you to live voters one by one. Here are the simple instructions, followed by a script for you to use:
GETTING STARTED
Call this toll free number: (866) 574-1761
The recording asks you to put in "the number where you would like to receive calls." Simply punch in your phone number, including the area code.
(The system will then ask you for your extension, in case you're calling from an office telephone. If you don’t have an extension simply press pound (#) again.)
Type in your agent ID, which is 904236 and then press #
Then type in your PIN, which is 2009 and press #
Hang up the phone. The system will call you back within 30 seconds.
TALKING TO VOTERS
When the system calls you back, answer the phone. The system will start dialing through the list to find a live voter for you to talk to.
You will hear a beep when you are connected to a voter. Say hello as soon as you hear the beep. Follow the script (below)
Here's the SCRIPT:
Hi! My name is (your first name) and I'm a volunteer working to support President Obama's plan to get the economy moving again. Have you heard much about Obama's budget proposal? (let them say a few sentences but keep it very brief)
Well, what's exciting is that President Obama's budget creates jobs, begins to repair our economy, and sets new priorities for our country like fixing health care and education. But you know it won't be simple to pass.
Insurance corporations, energy companies and other lobbyists are already trying to kill those ideas.
So, that's where you come in:
Can you call your Congressman’s office right now ask them to support the president's budget? All you have to do is tell them your name and where you live, and say "I'd like the Congressman to please support President Obama's Budget, because we need the new ideas that are in it"
I can connect you right to the office now. It's OK to leave a message on the voicemail - they appreciate hearing from you. I'll pass you through now.
(To finish the call press * and then enter in the number indicating what happened: )
Connected to Congress - Press *1
Didn't call Congress - Press *2
FINISHING THE CALL
Our goal is to find people willing to talk to their member of Congress. If they agree to be connected to their Congressmember's office, you will connect them directly to the office by pressing *1 on YOUR phone. The voter will be automatically passed off to the office, and you will go back to waiting for a new voter to come on the line.
If for any reason you don't pass them through to Congress (they refuse, or it's an answering machine, or any other reason) just press *2 on your phone to get a new voter on the line
That's all there is to it.
DO NOT HANG UP AFTER A CALL. Once you enter the call result with your telephone keypad, you will be back in line to be connected to the next voter. The normal wait time between voters is between 5 and 60 seconds. You’ll hear the same beep you heard for your first call each time a new voter is on the line.
To finish the call press * and then enter in the number indicating what happened:
Connected to Congress - Press *1
Didn't call Congress - Press *2
