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How to Schedule a Personal Visit
Posted on Wednesday March 21, 2007
Help make Lobby Day a success by scheduling a personal visit with your senators and representative to express your views about key issues affecting Arab Americans!
Here’s how:
Schedule a meeting for three to five local Arab American community leaders. A small group of prominent local leaders demonstrates the seriousness of your meeting request and maximizes the time the Congress member has available.
Call the member’s office (Captiol Switchboard: 202-224-3121) or send a letter (see sample letter) and outline what issues you would like to discuss and who will be attending the meeting.
You may be scheduled to meet with a Congressional staff member. Staffers are relied upon for information and briefings and have a strong background in and understanding of the issues, so treat a meeting with a staff member as you would a meeting with your member of Congress.
Email, fax, or mail as issues brief or a short agenda of what you’d like to cover during your visit. This lets your members of Congress know what concerns you have and gives them or their staff time to do any necessary research.
Let AAI know about your scheduled meeting! Sign up for Lobby Day and let us know who you’ll be speaking with.
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