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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Congress* *But Were Afraid to Ask   Plumbing Manufacturers Institute October 8, 2008 Arlington, Virginia Brian T. Castelli, Executive Vice President-Programs/Development
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First, What Ails Congress?  ,[object Object],[object Object]
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End Game: the 110 th  Congress ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Emfuleni Case Study, continued The water lost was enough to fill two Olympic swimming pools every hour!
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Case Study – the 1.28 Solution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Alliance Legislative Strategy Recommendations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Identify your champions & get the right legislative vehicle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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“ The Broken Branch ,”  by Thomas Mann and  Norman Ornstein Oxford Press, 2006 “Hot, Flat & Crowded,” by Thomas L. Friedman Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 2008 Recommended Reading

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Congress (But Were Afraid to Ask)

  • 1. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Congress* *But Were Afraid to Ask Plumbing Manufacturers Institute October 8, 2008 Arlington, Virginia Brian T. Castelli, Executive Vice President-Programs/Development
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  • 25. “ The Broken Branch ,” by Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein Oxford Press, 2006 “Hot, Flat & Crowded,” by Thomas L. Friedman Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 2008 Recommended Reading