Assembly Bills 1792 & 1793 (Lee)

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[DATE]

The Honorable [FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME]
State Capitol Building Room [NUMBER]
Sacramento, CA 95814

Dear Assembly Member [LAST NAME]

I writing to ask for your AYE votes on AB 1792 (Yee) and AB 1793 (Yee), which are set for hearing on April 13, 2004 in the Assembly Arts and Entertainment Committee.

My professional association, the California Psychiatric Association, strongly supports both bills. As a board certified psychiatrist [or child and adolescent psychiatrist] in your district, practicing for [number] of years, I [personally/professionally] can attest to the link between violence in screen media [or video games, video, television, etc] and aggression in children and adolescents.

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If you have any questions I would be more than happy for you to call me, and I will do my best to answer them.

I ask for your support on Assembly bills AB 1792 and AB 1793.

Sincerely,

[YOUR NAME AND TITLE]

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 AB 1792/1793 BACKGROUND  -  TALKING POINTS