Writing to Chairman Steele might help. It helps more than writing to our senators. Like you, I live in Illinois. I didn’t write to Senators Durbin or Burris because I knew that they wanted to increase spending.
Exactly, I didn’t even consider writing to those two because it would just be a wasted effort.
Plus, every time I’ve ever written Durbin, his responses end with “if you are ever in DC, come to our IL constituent tea!” It creeps me out.
I’m still considering writing to Judy Biggert (my rep) but I haven’t decided yet. I’m fairly angry still and if I send her a note I feel like I’m writing my grandma and have to be on excellent behavior. ;-)