1. Being an Effective Advocate: Ideas & Role Playing
An Interactive Tutorial

2. What is Lobbying?

3. Total Spent on Lobbying
$3,301,143,025
$3,502,502,343
$3,548,528,489
$3,327,164,936
$3,307,955,590
$3,209,612,081
$3,240,000,000

4. Constitutionally Protected
"Congress shall make no law … abridging … the right of the people peaceably … to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.“
First, it’s impt to know that lobbying is Constitutionally protected
Read quote
Our founding fathers had the foresight to include this right of the people in the Constitution
The practice of lobbying is considered so essential to the proper functioning of the U.S. government that it is specifically protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:

5. Who Do You Lobby? Key Players in a Congressional Office
Chief of Staff/Legislative Director
Legislative Assistant
Press Secretary
Scheduler
Staff Assistant
Caseworker

6. Profile of a Typical Hill Staffer

7. Situation 1: Fiscal Conservative
Short-term spending, equals long-term savings

8. Situation 2: Partisan’s

9. Life Lessons

10. Always have an “ASK” Cosponsor a bill Sign a letter Speak on the Floor
Ask the Member to…
Cosponsor a bill
Sign a letter
Speak on the Floor
Contact CMS

11. Congressional Resources
Find your Representative
Search for Active Legislation (bill text, cosponsors, summary, and status)
Reference the House & Senate Calendars
Remember - each committee also has it’s own website where you can log on and find list of members of the committee, hearing schedule, markups, bills moving through the committee, and press
You can do a search by verbiage or bill number, but be sure to select search criteria and specify 110th congress if looking for current legislation.

12. My “ASK”

13. Final Thoughts

14. Thank You
Contact Information
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