I, too, just called and also heard the pro-health reform message. When I asked who was in charge of the phones, the operator said she didn’t know what message I was talking about and hung up on me.
Called the Office of the Clerk of Congress-very helpful-who said the Sen Sgt at Arms who is in charge of the switchboard.
called there and another very helpful mgr of telecom answered my question.
BOTTOM LINE- Congress has NO toll free numbers.
Anyone can create a toll-free number-insert their message and then transfer to the Congressional switchboard. He told me that there are many toll-free numbers that connect to the switchboard and there is no law which prevents him from blocking them.
I did a search of toll free numbers to the switchboard and found many, sponsored by different groups, so there’s confirmation of part of what he told me.
Now, how do we get a law blocking these calls from being connected?
People just need to use their brains.
We don’t need more regulations.
So some clueless person thinks Congress would have a TOLL FREE NUMBER?
Good Lord. And we think we are educated?
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Boy ain't *that* the truth. If anyhting, they'll set up a special tax just to call them.