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WHO  DETERMINES  POLICY?  

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IDENTIFICATION  OF  PERSONS  INVOLVED  IN  THE  DETERMINATION  OF  POLICY  

•  The  Legislator-­‐  Senator  or  Congressman  

•  The  Chief  of  Staff-­‐  Senator  or  Congressman  

•  The  Chief  LegislaDve  Staff  Officer  

•  The  LegislaDve  Staff  •  The  Bureaucrats  

ALLIANCE  BUILDING  

•  Do  we  want  a  champion?  Is  the  champion  popular?  Well-­‐liked?  A  consensus-­‐builder?  Or  the  reverse?  

•  Do  we  need  to  meet  all  of  them?  We  should,  ideally.  But,  how?  Individual  meeAngs  versus  group  meeAngs/seminars  

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SUPPORT  FOR  THE  AUTHOR  

SUPPORT  FOR  THE  SPONSOR  

CONTINUING  COURTSHIP  AND  SUPPORT  OF/TO  OTHERS  

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BEST  PRACTICE  

•  E-­‐commerce  Law  

•  Clean  Air  Act