This document provides tips and advice for effective lobbying and influencing policymakers. It discusses knowing the issues inside and out, knowing your legislators, and being aware that you are not the only group lobbying them. It emphasizes the importance of planning, having relationships with policymakers, and sharing success and failure stories. The overall message is that lobbying requires research, strategy, and being able to clearly communicate your position and issues.

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8. Linda in 1994 having a discussion with President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office at the White House

10. Supporting her are Bill and Hillary Clinton

18. Can you still be effective? Absolutely you CAN!

24. “ If you are not on the Hill meeting with legislators regularly to inform them about your profession, guess what? Someone else is meeting with legislators/regulators and they are not informing them about what you do, but how they can do it better!” - Gene G. Veno

27. Wow! What an impactful way to be noticed and appreciated and show your true core belief!