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The Citizen's Guide to Lobbying Congress | 
 enlarge | Author: Donald E. Dekieffer
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 142018
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Upd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 1556527187
Dewey Decimal Number: 328.73078
EAN: 9781556527180
ASIN: 1556527187
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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Product Description
Individuals and grassroots organizations interested in becoming involved in petitioning their government will discover essential information on the techniques and laws to lobbying in this clear and enlightening guide. New lobbyists will learn how to best craft and direct their messages so that their concerns will be heard, make congressional contacts, get the most out of letter-writing campaigns, generate press, give campaign contributions, and even get invited to testify before congressional committees. This resource details the most recent lobbying laws, including the Federal Election Campaign Act amended in 2002, as well as a list of appropriate gifts to give to a member of Congress or their staff. This revised edition contains updated chapters and resources that will ensure that neophyte lobbyists will have the most up-to-date information when lobbying their government.
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 Excellent intoduction to congressional affairs September 11, 2008
I enjoyed reading this book; it is a excellent resource. It gives a backstage pass for readers to see how Congress works and can be influenced. It gets specific right down to what Congressional staff members primary roles are and how best to leverage relationships with them.
 Handy read if you want to get on the scene... January 22, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although, I do not have any aspirations to become a Washington lobbyist, I wanted to know how they do it. How do organizations send their minions into Washington and create laws for the rest of the people. Needless to say, this book tells you the tricks of the trade (which in Washington is all one big trick).
One of my aquaintences read this book and began lobbying on a small scale in New Jersey acheiving some success in the field until he got bored and became a lawyer. So that is the only proof that I have that this book works. It details the method which the lobbyist must follow in order to get into the system, to talk to the politician and his staff, and to lead a grass-roots movement.
Everything is described in an easy to read way, and reading the book will take you at most a few days so, if you got the $50 for the luncheon, grab a copy and get your butt over to Washington. Anybody can do it, you don't need corporate backing to acheive your agenda, as long as you control the lobby.
Simple and excellent book June 12, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of the most excellent and at the same time, simple book on lobbying. Off the several dozen I have read on lobbying and campaign management, this is one of the best and most appealing book I have encountered.The book starts with assuming that it represents the political agenda of a "Flat Earth Society" (association of believers in earth being flat). It takes the defense of this ridiculous premise and weaves around it a web of very sophisticated arguments around issues pertaining to this premise. These arguments are presented piece meal at a time to thwart off elimination of flat earth dogma from various govt and school texts etc. The author has, using this premise as an example, shown all the necessary steps that a lobbyist will have to go through to convince the congress of his agenda and issues. Overall, an excellent book.
A Self Guided Text June 27, 2000
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
while we used this book as a text for our class in lobbying at George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management, I would recommend it to anyone who wants to lobby congress. It gives a good basic understanding of the steps and tips on how to find a good lobbyist if you decide you need more help.
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