U.S. House email disruption alert
Washington,
Sep 30 -
Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) announced the temporary disruption of the email server for the U.S. House of Representatives due to “the unprecedented amount of emails,” likely sparked by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, sometimes called Secretary Paulson’s $700 billion bailout plan.
Constituents may experience a delay when trying to send an email to Congressman Sam Johnson via the “Write Your Representative” feature on the website, SamJohnson.house.gov.
People are encouraged to try back later or call the Congressman’s two offices at 972/470-0892 or 202/225-4201 to register their opinion.
“I want to thank the record amount of people who reached out to my office to share their thoughts on the economic rescue package. They are the voices of democracy in action. Folks were fired up! The calls and emails came in 10 to 1 against the Paulson proposal. The only time I remember such unparalleled constituent feedback was when the Senate debated illegal immigration and blanket amnesty,” said Johnson. To date, over the past week, roughly 2,300 constituents contacted Johnson on the $700 billion bailout.
The Chief Administrative Office (CAO) of the House, the organization tasked with email server security, sent the following alert to all congressional offices:
“In order to ensure that constituents can access and view the House.gov website and all websites within the domain, including those of all Members and Committees, House computer engineers have had to implement limits on the unprecedented amount of emails flowing into the system via the Write Your Rep application at this time.
“During hours of peak demand, some constituents attempting to use the system may receive a message asking them to try back at a later time, when demand is not so extreme. This measure has become temporarily necessary to ensure that Congressional websites are not completely disabled by the millions of emails flowing into the system. Engineers are working diligently to accommodate this enormous traffic flow and we appreciate your patience in this matter.”
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