Fly-ins target Hill before elections, lame duck
- September 6, 2012 |
- LORI SHARN BRYANT
Lobby days of autumn tackle fiscal cliff and other issues; how to make advocacy more appealing to younger members Fall fly-ins could give some associations a leg upor maybe a wing upin the critical lame duck session of Congress. At least thats what Jim Fasules, senior vice president for advocacy and health policy at the American College of Cardiology, hopes. About 400 of his members will converge on Capitol Hill Sept. 11. Related material Nurturing the next generation of advocates We dont see Congress doing much before the election, Fasules said. But there are some huge issues that are going to have to be dealt with during the lame duck. While fly-ins… Read More