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  These are the codes and names of the only building where
  member officers are.  They should not need to be changed.
  Ins Adds, Del Deletes, Enter allows Edit.
bybody
 _By body, Senate or House.
 7Enter gives detail.  In
 9the released version,
 ;editing will be excluded.
  This is a scrolling list of Main Committees.
  (The code and period need not be visible. The
  number stands for committee type e.g. 1=Senate,
  2=Senate select, 3=House, 4=House select and
  5=Joint. The "." indicates a main committee.)
 This table lists members by last name.
 Enter the initial letters of the last name
 in the locator entry field to jump to
 names beginning with those letters.
 Press Enter to view member data.
 Press Alt-H or Alt-S to limit the table
 only House or Senate members.
 Press Alt-T to list members by state.
  These are main Senate committees.
  Enter to view members of the commttee.
  Then you may view subcommittees and then
  members of subcommittees.
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  If you untag a committee, remember that you may untag
  members that you had tagged elswhere and want tagged.
  If you have a problem, go to the print menu and clear all.
  Then go back and tag the members you want tagged.
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     Help Menu
General Information
Uses of Cong
Main Menu Help
Registration
License
Esc to Exit
ECONGHM
Overview
"Cong" is a congressional contact and tracking system.
"Cong" allows you to locate Senate and House members
by name, state, district, party, body, committee,
subcommittee, etc.  Once located, contact and other
information is avilable on the screen.
Members can also be tagged to receive a letter, note or
invitation.  The correspondence can be created/edited with
the internal "Cong" editor.  The letters, notes or
invitations, properly addressed, are automatically generated
by "Cong" for each tagged member.
  (Esc exits)
(Enter for Help Menu)
fCONGHM
Individuals who want to make their feelings known to a
  group of Senators and Housemembers will find "Cong" invaluable.
"Cong" is also intended for use by Members of Congress,
  legal firms, associations and groups that interact with
  the Congress and by educators teaching government.
Anyone involved with congressional matters will find it
  useful for quickly locating a member's telephone number and
  office room number and for maintaining notes relating to
  a members.
Anyone who is involved with committees and subcommittees
  will find "Cong" quite useful in identifying and contacting
  members according to committee and subcommittee assignments.
  (Esc exits)
(Enter for Help Menu)
 This choice shows
 comittees and
 sub-committees
 and their members
 This choice allows
  This choice
 you to tailor your
  shows members
 tag list and print
  alphabetically
 and edit letters.
  or:
- by house
- by party
- by state
 Utilities allow
 you to edit semi-
  It also shows
 permanent data,
  the committees
 like your name and
  the member is
 address that
  on.
 goes on letters.
 This choice shows
 comittees and
 sub-committees
 and their members
 This choice allows
  This choice
 you to tailor your
  shows members
 tag list and print
  alphabetically
 and edit letters.
  or:
- by house
- by party
- by state
 Utilities allow
 you to edit semi-
  It also shows
 permanent data,
  the committees
 like your name and
  the member is
 address that
  on.
 goes on letters.
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 This choice shows
 comittees and
 sub-committees
 and their members
 This choice allows
  This choice
 you to tailor your
  shows members
 tag list and print
  alphabetically
 and edit letters.
  or:
- by house
- by party
- by state
 Utilities allow
 you to edit semi-
  It also shows
 permanent data,
  the committees
 like your name and
  the member is
 address that
  on.
 goes on letters.
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 EDITF2
  Letter code: Enter a letter code for this letter
  Description: Enter a free text description of the letter
     Text: Then write the text of the letter in the white space,
  beginning on the very first avilable line.  "Cong" writes the "Dear"
  line and a blank line automatically.  It also writes the stationery
  header and the signature lines.  You only provide the actual text
  of the letter.  Print one on blank paper to see what it does.
When in the letter text, press F1 for Help on edit keys.
Enter to save.  Esc to exit without saving.
"Cong" doesn't do mailing labels.  It is setup to use
  windowed envelopes that show the members name and address on the
  letter through the window.  These envelopes are available from us
  or most any office supply store.
 4(Enter for more)
To set the letter header and other lines, go to the
 utility menu from the main menu.  Then select user data.
If you want to use your own stationery, just make the
 header lines blank.
 /(Esc exits)
 Notes:
 1. The letter tag field is to mark a member for automatic
listings or to print letters to selected members.
 2. Notice that:
- you can attach a free text note to each member (Alt-N)
- Alt-C lists the member's committees
 3. Some of the data fields, like nickname, can be changed,
others cannot.
 4. Member staff data is incomplete, but you can add.
 5. Press ^Enter to save changes anytime.
 (If you have additional data that we can utilize in "Cong",
  call 800-
-1630 to make arrangements.)
  Highlight an existing letter to edit and
  press Enter.
  Press Ins to start a new letter
  Press Del to delete an existing letter
Esc exits
 DP notes on Cong
 1. 8/17
 running
 needs data update.
 2. Three progs. cong1, conge(edit) and congl(letters).
these are changed and work.
 3. Main and Sub are reversed so that NOT M (e.g. <>M)
gives Main committees, since Main commetties are
marked "S' and subs are  marked "M".  NOT "B", which
doesn't exist, gives all, sinve it is ture for all.
 4. Decide how to present comittees
grouping and order
maCONGHM
General Information
This version (V0.9) is a Beta version.  It is released
  for evaluation and comments by potential users.
Written comments should be forwarded to:
Don Richards
PO Box 130
Thornburg, VA 22565
To become a registered Beta Site for "Cong" or to
  inquire about custom or OEM versions call 800-
-1630.
 (Esc to Exit)
(Enter for Help Menu)
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LEDIT2
Cursor Control Keys
cursor up
backspace
cursor down
go to next tab stop
cursor left
left to tab stop
cursor right
go left one word
  HOME
go to beginning of line
go right one word
  END
go to end of line
  ^PGUP
go to top line
  PGUP
go to previous page
  ^PGDN
go to last line
  PGDN
go to next page
  ^HOME
erase entire line
  INS
toggle insert mode
  ^END
erase to end of line
  DEL
erase character
Block Operations
Other
mark characters
mark lines
replace
  Alt M  move
replace with verify
  Alt C  copy
  ^ENTER
accept (changes saved)
  Alt D  delete
cancel(changes not saved)
  ^ means pressed with CTRL key
 means pressed with SHIFT key
 ENTER for more, ESC to quit
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Block Operations
Mark a block:  Press F7 (chars) or F8 (lines) to
begin marking a block.  Use the cursor to extend
the block.  Press F7 or F8 again to complete the
block marking.  The block will remain highlighted.
Move/Copy:  After marking a block, move the cursor to a
new locastion. Then press Alt-M (move) or Alt-C
(copy) to move or copy the marked block to the
cursor position.
Deleting:  To delete a marked block, press Alt-D
Un-marking: To unmark a block, press the Esc key or F7/F8
 Finalize your
 member letter
 list
  This choice allows
  you to print to the
  screen befor going
  to your printer.
License
This version of "Cong" may be freely copied, duplicated
and distributed without restriction.
The screens, style and "look and feel" are the
copyrighted property of Don Richards and may not be
copied or duplicated without written permission.
  Use the arror keys or the first letter to Select
Press "Enter" to activate your selection.
"Esc" exits
This shows the committees and subcomittees that
a member is on.
Press Enter for other members of the committee or sub-
committee.
mcbyname
  This table lists all members alphabetically.
 $The Alt keys give them in differennt orders.
reLEDIT2
Cursor Control Keys
cursor up
backspace
cursor down
go to next tab stop
cursor left
left to tab stop
cursor right
go left one word
  Home
go to beginning of line
go right one word
  End
go to end of line
  ^PgUp
go to top line
  PgUp
go to previous page
  ^PgDn
go to last line
  PgDn
go to next page
  ^Home
erase entire line
  Ins
toggle insert mode
  ^End
erase to end of line
  Del
erase character
  Block Operations
Other
mark characters
mark lines
replace
  Alt-M  move
replace with verify
  Alt-C  copy
  ^Enter
accept (changes saved)
  Alt-D  delete
cancel(changes not saved)
  ^ means pressed with Ctrl key
 means pressed with Shift key
 ENTER for more, Esc to quit
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 Type your text in this block
 ^Enter to save.
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  This table shows other members of the selected subcommittee.
  You can toggle to the main committee members using Alt-M.
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Plans
We plan to include the following data in "Cong":
- Member voting records
- Pac Data
- Member biographies
- Staff personnel data
- Various member ratings, e.g. Chamber of Commerce
ratings, AFL/CIO ratings, etc.
- Committee staff and contact information
We will also include any other data/information that
users desire.
These plans are just that, plans.  These plans should
not be intrepreted as a commitment.
 (Esc exits)
(Enter for Help Menu)
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viPLANS
Registration
1. You do not need to register to use this version of "Cong".
2. You may obtain the latest version with the latest data for
$25.00.  You will then become a registered user.  Registered
users are entitled to upgrade their program and data to the
latest version for the same fee ($25.00) within six months.
3. You may become a subscriber for $100.  Susbscribers receive
all program and data upgrades for one year and may renew
annually for the same fee ($100).
These registration and subscription rates are subject to change
without notice.
The subsequent menu ("Plans") lists some of our tentative plans.
(Esc exits)
 "(Enter for "Plans")
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 Committee members are listed here,
 by state. You can tag or untag all
 members.
 Pressing Enter shows member data.
Highligh a letter and press Enter to print.
You will be asked about printing to the screen,
to a file or to your printer.
Choose to view:
- only Senate comittees
- only House comittees
- all comittees
 (Only main comittees are shown.
  Subsequently, subcommittees
  can be viewed.)
 This table lists the sub-comittees.
 Pressing Enter then gives the members.
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 This is a work area for developing my tooic look-ups.
 The user will pick a topic and a sub-topic.  She will
 then be shown a list of members involved with the
 tpoic(s).  After deiting the list, a letter can be
 written to all.
 This menu choice is in work.  However, it is one of the
 most unique and important features of Cong.  It will allow
 members of congress to be identified by topic.  Thus, for
 example, one could automatically send a formal letter to
 all "anti-choice" members of congress.  Boolean logic is
 build in, so member selection can be narrowed, e.g. pro
 civil rights AND involved in appropriations AND pro-life,
 for example.
 This menu gives access to certain semi-permanent
 data.  The capability to update member data and
 committee membership data is limited to users designated
 to help keep that data current.
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