Regarding the Editor's Column ["Step Up and Put the Fear of CUs into Bankers" July 4 issue].
I wholeheartedly applaud Sarah Snell Cooke's efforts to ignite a new passion for credit unions on the issue of member business lending.
Her suggestions from involving a community partner to "lobby on (credit unions) behalf" to actively setting appointments to meet with your member of Congress are right on target. It is crucial for credit unions to recognize that the next 90 days are the most important time for the credit union movement to make an impact. Between now and election day, credit unions, that is, constituents, have the greatest leverage they will have during the two-year congressional cycle. This is the time when congressmen and senators really listen and often make commitments for their future support.
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