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Earmarks
Everything You Need to Know
Understanding the process and working the Hill |
This important course gives students a solid overview of the federal budget process, highlighting ways beneficiaries of earmarks, i.e., directed congressional appropriations, influence the legislative process. Students also learn how to formulate and implement political and lobbying strategies when making their case on the Hill.
Participants leave with a clear understanding of:
- Timetables and deadlines:
When you need to act
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The Budget Resolution and Section 302(a) and 302(b) allocations
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Earmarks: What they are and what they're used for
- Developing and framing
a powerful message
- Understanding public and agency
criticism of "pork"
- Generating earmarks by
lobbying the process from the outside
- How to make your case
during each step in the legislative process
- Where to find earmarks
(This course does not advocate, promote or teach surreptitious addition of earmarks in conference committees or reports.)
For links to selected CRS Reports, legislation and
articles on earmarks, see our
Federal Budget Links and Research Tools. Also see our
blog posts about earmarks on Hobnob Blog
and
OMB's Earmarks database.
Space is limited.
If you get a
"Wait List Only" message when registering, please select
the next available date.
Click this link to add this program to your Google calendar (opens current month in new window or tab).
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Agenda |
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Earmarks: Everything You Need to Know |
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8.30 |
Overview of the Appropriations Process
- The playing field: Appropriations committee and subcommittee structure
- The Budget Resolution and Section 302(a) and 302(b) allocations
- Discretionary versus entitlement spending
- Timetable and deadlines
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10:00 |
Break |
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10:15 |
What are earmarks?
- How others use earmarks
- What earmarks are used for
- Examples of earmarks
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10:45 |
Formulating and
Implementing Political and Lobbying Strategies
- Methodology and approach
- The stakeholder analysis
- The political analysis
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11:15 |
Developing and
Framing the Message
- Research and strategic planning
- Issue monitoring and management
- Public criticism of "pork"
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11:45 |
Networking Lunch |
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12:45 |
Generating
Earmarks: Lobbying the Process from the Outside
- Direct lobbying: Education and advocacy
- Grassroots/Grasstops: Engaging constituencies
- Coalitions and associations: Pooling resources and clout
- Testimony: Making the record
- Political entrepreneurship: PACs, candidate and issue campaigns and money
- Use of media in communications and public advocacy
- Judicial strategies: Court of last resort
- Advisory panels and commissions: Alternative record makers
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2:15 |
Break |
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2:30 |
Making Your Case: Influencing the Legislative Process at Every Stage
- Who are your sponsors
and champions?
- Preparing for Congressional hearings
- Drafting testimony and statements for the record
- Influencing the committee markup: Chairman's mark, amendments, bill language, report language, issue briefs, and vote-counts
- Floor actions: Statements, debate, amendments, colloquies, and vote-counts
- Conference strategies: Scope of conference and final reconciliation
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3:30 |
Documents of Trade
- Bills and reports
- Floor actions and the Congressional Record
- Conference reports and statement of managers
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4:00 |
Tying It All
Together
- Identifications of issue champion(s)
- Connections to constituencies
- Public policy rationale
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4:15 |
Complete Evaluations; Course
Concludes |
This is a
sample agenda: the actual program may differ slightly.
Do
you need a training
course we don't offer or coverage of
an additional topic in this course?
If you have suggestions for courses or topics you would like to see us offer, please contact us or complete our
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Suggested
Prerequisites |
Basic
understanding of the congressional budget process
(or Understanding Congressional
Budgeting and Appropriations) or
the legislative process (or Congressional
Dynamics and the Legislative Process)
recommended.
If
you need help deciding which courses you should take based
on your work experience or training, please contact
us via email
or phone: 703-739-3790.
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Rave
Reviews |
"One day, concise, packed! Great examples of documents."
--
Senior government relations professional
"Discussion was very important. Great to have presenters who have had firsthand experience."
See
more testimonials about our budget training.
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Time
and Dates |
8:30 am to 4:15 pm
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the next available date.
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Location |
March 5, 2009:
Location in Washington, DC will be announced before
course.
Other dates:
Location
in Washington, DC will be announced
before course. Many of our courses are held at
these locations:
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Cannon House Office Building (HOB), First and C Streets, SE,
Washington, DC (Capitol South Metro
stop)
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Capitol
Hill Club, 300 First Street SE, Washington,
DC (directly across the street from the
Capitol South Metro
stop) Our map
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College of William & Mary Washington DC Office,
1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 810, Washington, DC 20036 (two blocks southeast of the
Dupont Circle Metro
stop)
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DC Bar
Conference Center, 1250 H Street NW,
Washington, DC (Metro Center station)
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Goethe-Institut, 812 Seventh Street NW,
Washington, DC 20001 (Gallery Place /
Chinatown Metro stop) Our map
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Hall of the States, 444 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC (1 1/2 blocks from the
Union Station Metro
stop)
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The Liaison Capitol Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC
(2 1/2 blocks from the
Union Station Metro
stop)
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Longworth House Office Building (HOB),
New Jersey Ave. and C Streets, SE, Washington, DC
(one block west of the
Capitol South Metro stop)
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National
Democratic Headquarters, 430 So. Capitol Street
SE, Washington, DC 20003 (Capitol South Metro
stop) Our map
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Rayburn House Office Building (HOB),
Independence Ave. SW and South Capitol Street
(two blocks west of the
Capitol South Metro stop)
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Reserve Officers Association, One Constitution Avenue NE, Washington, DC (3 1/2 blocks from the
Union Station Metro
stop)
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Google Map
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Course
Materials |
Includes
more than 75 pages of charts and documentation of
the budget process.
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Registration Fee |
$595
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Discounts |
** Group Discount!
When 4 people from the same
organization register and pay together, the 4th person is
free! When 8 people from the same organization register and
pay together, the 4th and 8th persons are both free! See complete
details here.
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Certificate of
Training
and
CEU Credits |
A
Certificate of
Training is available for this
course.
To get a
Certificate of
Training,
your registration fee must be paid in full, and you
must attend the entire course.
 This course is
approved for .6
CEU credits from George Mason University.
 This is an
elective course for the
Certificate
in Congressional Operations. |
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Policies |
For this course, substitutions, cancellations, and transfers must be submitted in writing to us. Our transfer and cancellation fees are outlined below.
** Transfer and Cancellation Fee
For all registrations received on or after September 1,
2007 |
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Substitutions Allowed |
Transfer Fee |
Cancellation Fee |
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More than 4 weeks |
Yes, in writing |
None |
None |
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2 to 4 weeks |
Yes, in writing |
25% of tuition |
50% of tuition |
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3 days to 2 weeks |
Yes, in writing |
50% of tuition |
75% of tuition |
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1 to 2 days |
Yes, in writing |
75% of tuition |
100% of tuition |
day of program
(no refunds to no-shows) |
Yes, in writing |
100% of tuition |
100% of tuition |
No refunds for no shows. We reserve the right to
change this fee and time period.
TCN
reserves the right to cancel any course in the event of
insufficient registrations.
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discussion at all of our courses, workshops and seminars, public and custom,
are off the record and not for attribution, unless specified otherwise.
The resulting confidentiality ensures a frank and
free exchange of views.
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www.EarmarksAndCongress.com
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August 19, 2008
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