Workshop Resources



Working and Communicating More Effectively with Congress

ZOOM Link (Meeting ID: 942 4337 5631 Passcode: 386978  call-in number: 301 715 8592)

Agenda

Day 1

9:00  – 9:30 am          Welcoming Remarks and Introductions 

9:30  – 10:30 am         Overview of the Legislative Environment 

Additional resource: CRS report on Lobbying Congress with Appropriated Funds

10:30  – 10:45 am       Break

10:45 – 11:45 am         Roles and Responsibilities of Congressional Staff 

Handout: Personal Office Staff Roles

11:45  – 12:45 pm       Lunch

12:45  – 1:30  pm       Congressional Correspondence in Context 

1:30  – 2:15 pm          Small Group Work on Correspondence Exercise

2:15  – 3:15 pm          Congressional Correspondence Workshop

Group 1: Letter from Rep. Langevin to Rear Admiral Stone

Letter from Rep. Price to Secretary Arne Duncan

Group 2: Letter from Senators Coburn, Burr, and Enzi to HRSA Administrator

Letter from HRSA Administrator to Senator Coburn 

Group 3: Letter from Senators Stabenow, Levin and Rep. Upton to EPA (Dr. Hedman)

Letter from Senators Stabenow, Levin and Rep. Upton to EPA Administrator

Group 4: Letter from Reps. Pascrell and Wenstrup to Amb. Lighthizer (USTR)

Letter from a group of 11 Senators to DHS Secretary

Group 5: Letter from Senator Grassley to CMS Acting Administrator 

Letter from CMS Acting Administrator to Senator Grassley

3:15 – 3:30 pm            Day 1 Wrap-up and Q&A

 

Day 2

9:00  – 10:15 am       Writing the One-Pager and Briefing Staff

Handouts: One-pager Format

15 Guiding Principles

One-pager Examples

10:15 – 10:30 am        Break

10:30 – 11:30 am        Executive-Legislative Relations: The Role of the Legislative Liaison Office 

11:30 – 12:30 pm        Lunch

12:30  – 1:30 pm         Working with Appropriators 

Handouts: How to Brief an Appropriator

1:30  – 2:15 pm           Work on Appropriations Briefing Exercise

2:15 – 3:15 pm            Appropriations Briefing Workshop

3:15 – 3:30 pm           Class Wrap-Up and Evaluation