Dear Friend:

Thank you for contacting my office. As an elected official, it is important for me to be accessible, and I am thrilled to be part of the Internet. This is an auto-response to let you know that I have received your message.

I look forward to hearing from all Washington state constituents on issues which may concern them, and one of my top priorities is to try my hardest to provide timely and comprehensive responses to everyone who takes the time to contact me. It is for this reason that I am unable to give a specific electronic reply to your message. Due to limited staff and resources, it takes far too long to sort through each individual electronic message, route it to my individual legislative staff member who handles the issue, and then respond via the Internet in a timely manner. I want to assure you that your message has been read, and I have made note of your specific concerns.

Therefore, Washington state constituents who have included their full name and postal address in their electronic message will receive a reply through the U.S. Mail as soon as possible. If you did not include your name and address in your original electronic message, please resend your ENTIRE message with your name and address attached.

If you are interested in Washington, D.C. tour information, I have a separate internet address that you can write to:

tours&flags@murray.senate.gov

Flag order information is also provided through this address.

Also, I am pleased to announce that I have recently posted a homepage on the World Wide Web. I hope you get a chance to check it out! The address is: http://www.senate.gov/~murray/

Thank you again for contacting my office. If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to let me know.

Sincerely,

Patty Murray

United States Senator (WA)