Response from my Senator John Edwards (D-NC) was no better.
It was snail mail and a different issue - some Federal wetlands on NC coast used by migrating birds. Response was non-committal the net of which is "I got your mail".
They may just categorize and count these things.
Alex "No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session."\t-- Mark Twain
I got a real letter from Gephardt when I wrote him about H1B. He simply repeated to me what he was telling the cameras of the reporters. At least he was consistent.