What questions do you have about preparing for CCL's DC Conference and Lobby Day?

The size and make up of your group depends on what your meeting goals are.  The ideal size for a normal meeting is 5-6 people so you can manage your agenda to move your member up the ladder of support.  A smaller group of 5-6 allows for trust to build.

Larger groups may occasionally have advantages, for example, if your member says he is not hearing about climate from constituents, then a large group may have demonstrated political will in the district or state. 

However with a large group you may not be able to have a meeting where the member feels safe enough to share any concerns about shifting to a more supportive stance.   If your member is very busy and has expressed a short time frame then a smaller group might be more effective. 

Every meeting is different.

@Brett Cease
What are the likely CCL “asks” for a Republican MOC?

Thanks @Doug NIchols- check out the Senate Republicans section for more advice on the Legislative Plan training that was just updated last night with the most recent training from the Government Affairs team. 
 

@Brett Cease I'm having trouble finding the suggested times during the conference (organized by lobby meeting time) for final lobby team preparation. Have those been posted at this point?
 

Thanks @Steve Billings! They've been posted through the Lobby Lead Training slide 21 here and here's the image to look at too if that's easier.  This chart will be available at the registration desk and will be mentioned in the opening session at the conference.
 

Thanks @Brett Cease!
 

@Brett Cease

Any suggestions for Monday lunch 12:00-1:30pm? According to the suggested meet up time, that's the recommended time slot for our TBD / 9am meeting.

Just pick any room? or should the table be updated? 
(and maybe shared to the Preparing For Lobby Day page…? :-) )

with gratitude, 
Debs

Thanks @Debbie Chang! There are no designated rooms available for lobby meeting planning over Monday lunch so my recommendation would be to meet with your team in a designated spot that you communicate ahead of time (i.e. hallway by the registration desk, etc.) and then once everyone's there to walk together and find a quiet alcove or place you can all group around.  And yes, I'll add that chart to the training page, I didn't want people to get too cross-eyed having to juggle two charts, but if it's helpful and not overwhelming for some, we'll add it there :)
 

@Brett Cease
How often does CCL meet with Congress members? I thought it was just for a week during the summer.  

@Ben Schilke 

Our main conference and lobby day is in June every year, in DC. 

Prior to the pandemic, we were also having a conference every fall, usually November, although since the pandemic this has been a virtual conference and virtual lobby day. 

Additionally, we also often have a Spring Lobby effort in-district, and an August in-district, during the recess that Congress has every August. Sometimes we take the Congress members on site visits, or bring local grasstops leaders, or a town hall, or bring a number of people that normally wouldn't be able to go to DC. 

And the next time we are having a lobby day will be the week after the upcoming fall conference-- so a little over a week from today! :-) 

Hope this helps! 

Thanks @Ben Schilke, what Debbie said :)  And for more information on this fall's lobby days see:

My questions:  today the Biden administration announced a $1.3 billion infusion to help build transmission lines across 6 states, including mine. Although I believe that our congressional delegation is largely in favor of this transmission line, there is opposition to it from public lands and wildlife advocates, so it's not universally supported. 

Do we expect this announcement from the administration to color the discussion about transmission line buildout and permitting reform in our meetings next week? Does this federal money in some way bypass the existing permitting process? What type of questions or reflections might we get about this from either the right or the left?
 

@Brett Cease Not sure where to put this. But these are sites that would be helpful for all lobbying teams. The first rates counties' air quality and shows asthma rates. 

The second is EIA's map of solar generation sites. 

The third is EIA's map of wind generation sites. 

@Joanne Leovy
 

Thanks for asking. Let's check with @Dana Nuccitelli to see if he knows the answer. 

Hi @Joanne Leovy. BIG WIRES is quite different from the recently-funded transmission projects, as I discussed here on the Nerd Corner.

thanks for all the great questions and responses Dana, and thanks @Sandy Spears for these helpful resources!