maximizing your hill visits
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Maximizing Your Hill Visits. Session Overview. Background and Overview of the Legislative Process Review Key Congressional Committees SNA’s CNR Strategy Preparing for Your Hill Visits. How a Bill Becomes a Law…. if only it was this simple!. Game Changer: Congress’ Casualty List. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Maximizing YourHill Visits
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Session Overview
• Background and Overview of the Legislative Process• Review Key Congressional Committees• SNA’s CNR Strategy• Preparing for Your Hill Visits
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How a Bill Becomes a Law…
if only it was this simple!
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Game Changer:Congress’ Casualty List
• Appointed to Senate: 1 House (R)• Elected to Other Office: 1 House (D)• Running for Senate: 12 House (3D, 9R)• Running for Other Office: 4 House (3D, 1R)• Retiring: 21 House (10D, 11R); 6 Senate (4D, 2R)• Resigning: 6 House (2D, 4R); 4 Senate (2D, 2R) • Died: 1 House (R); 1 Senate (D)
• TOTAL: 57 Vacant Seats!
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Our Mission:
• Earning the support of current members for SNA’s CNR priorities• Starting from scratch with 57+ new
members in 2015!
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Who is Responsible for Child Nutrition Bills in Congress?
• House Education and the Workforce Committee
• Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
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House Education and WorkforceJohn Kline (R-MN) George Miller (D-CA)
Retiring
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Senate AgricultureDebbie Stabenow (D-MI) Thad Cochran (R-MS)
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House Agriculture Appropriations
Robert Aderholt (R-AL) Sam Farr (D-CA)
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Senate Agriculture Appropriations
Mark Pryor (D-AR) Roy Blunt (R-MO)
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But Who Actually Writes the Bill?
Meet Wayne Stoskopf and “Mysterious Leg. Counsel”
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Child Nutrition Programs• Permanently Authorized
- Funded
• CN Reauthorization 2015oDiscretionaryoVehicle for change
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SNA’s Legislative Team
• Core TeamoWashington CounseloSNA Legislative StaffoPPL CommitteeoSNA PAC
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Our Strategy:
• Educating key Members & staff
• Pushing for regulatory changes
• Drafting legislative language
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YOU Can Make the Difference!
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Getting Ready
• LAC agenda & conference program
• Know the Position Paper• Be a sponge• Attend sessions• Take notes• Ask questions• Develop key messages
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Planning the Tuesday Hill Visit
• State Planning Meetingso Team strategies for
success• Dress for Success
o Comfortable shoes (Marble)
• Security• Be punctual
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The Visit• Simple and consistent• Share the moment• Stay involved in the conversation• Study lobbying tips• Stay cool and bi-partisan• Follow-up
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How to get around D.C.
• Metro System• Shared Taxi• Congressional
Guide• Map of Capitol
Hill
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After your visit• Complete your feedback sheet and return to PPL
Committee• Thank you notes:
o Thank them for meeting with youo Recap the highlights of the meetingo Confirm that you will follow up on information
they requestedo Include your contact information
• Follow up
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The Responsibilities of Democracy
• The power of “one”• Speak for those who
cannot• Be a champion for
change
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Just one more thing…
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CONGRATULATIONS!