POLI 1090 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: United States Congress Joint Economic Committee, General Dynamics, United States Senate Committee On Armed Services
10 Apr 2018
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How lobbyists in uence congress : media targeted members of congress. Broadcasting news stories and editorials favorable to the interest group: interest group media. Going public: releasing favorable research ndings, news releases, public relations, campaigns, tips to reporters: interest group other members of congress. Lobbying: interest group targeted members of congress. Providing pac funds; endorsement, information, campaigns, testimony: interest group congressional staff. Providing information; developing personal contacts and ties; doing favors: interest group constituents. Activating constituents whose jobs or businesses are affected; providing them with information and arguments; helping them organize: other members of congress targeted members of congress. Forging alliances; logrolling: congressional staff targeted members of congress. Giving advice: constituents targeted members of congress. Generating letters, faxes, telephone calls, letters to news editors, visits to. Interest group in uence: direct lobbying : lobbyists also seek to in uence other parts of government by. Lobbying the executive branch: there are some regulations on lobbying:
