Mail Trivia
— In one week, Rep. James McGovern’s office gets an average of 500 e-mail messages and only 30 letters via traditional mail.
— If a class of third graders writes to Rep. John Olver, his staff will reply to each student individually.
— Mr. McGovern’s office received thousands of letters about the horse slaughter bill that the House approved in September.
— Mr. Olver’s office gets a bundle of mail the size of a carry-on suitcase several times a day.
— When the Washington offices receive letters on local issues, they send the letters for responses to the district offices in Massachusetts.
— Mr. McGovern signs every response letter that is addressed to an individual. He often writes a personal note at the bottom.
–Katherine Geyer
