CMOR Working the Hill
By Howard Fienberg, Director of Government Affairs and LaToya Lang,
State Legislative Director
March 2008

Taking full advantage of the proximity of our Government Affairs office to Capitol Hill to “Shield the Profession”, CMOR continues to meet with Congressmen, state legislators, legislative staff, and various policy "movers and shakers."

CMOR Cited During House of Representatives Hearing on “Robocalls”

In his opening statement at a December 6 hearing in the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Elections, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-22), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Elections, cited CMOR and our concerns about various bills being considered that would regulate automated political calls. Rep. McCarthy’s remarks followed a CMOR meeting with his legislative staff.

Taking CMOR Volunteers to the Hill

CMOR took Stephen Murrill (MetaResearch), a member of CMOR’s State Capitol Network to meet with Kyle Victor, legislative staffer for Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), to discuss Census funding, robopolling, data security and push polls.

Hill Meetings with Congressmen & Congressional Staff

• CMOR staff met with the Democratic and Republican staff for the Senate Rules & Administration Committee, successfully protecting the research profession in Chairman Feinstein’s political “robocalls” legislation BEFORE it was introduced.
• CMOR staff met with Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA-01) to discuss political and election issues.
• CMOR staff also met with legislative staff for Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX-10), Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT), Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA), Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), the Senate Republican Conference, and Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA), as well as the Democratic staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to introduce them to CMOR and our issues.

Meetings near the Hill

CMOR staff have also been busy meeting with policy people off Capitol Hill:

• Discussed online behavioral research with Mary Engle, Associate Director of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Advertising Practices Division;
• Discussed privacy issues with Peter Swire, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and “Privacy Czar” under President Bill Clinton’s administration; and
• Discussed trade and telecommunications policy with the Japanese Embassy

For further information about CMOR’s government affairs activities contact Director of Government Affairs Howard Fienberg at hfienberg@cmor.org or State Legislative Director LaToya Lang, llang@cmor.org or visit the CMOR website at www.cmor.org.

	Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-22) Term: 1st First Elected: 2006 Percentage in Last Election: 71% Committees: - Financial Services - Administration - Joint Committee on Printing
	Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA-05) Term: 2nd First Elected: 2005 Percentage in Last Election: 71% Committees: - Transportation and Infrastructure - Rules
	Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA-01) Term: 6th First Elected: 1998 Percentage in Last Election: 100% Committees: - Administration (Chairman) - Armed Services - Joint Committee on Printing (Chairman) - Joint Committee on the Library (Vice Chairman)
	Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX-10) Term: 2nd First Elected: 2004 Percentage in Last Election: 55% Committees: - Foreign Affairs - Homeland Security - Science and Technology - Standards of Official Conduct
	Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT-03) Term: 6th First Elected: 1996 Percentage in Last Election: 58% Committees: - Judiciary - Natural Resources - Oversight and Government Reform
	Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA-04) Term: 9th First Elected: 1990 Percentage in Last Election: 50%
	Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN-06) Term: 1st First Elected: 2006 Percentage in Last Election: 50% Committees: - Financial Services
	Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-07) Term: 3rd First Elected: 2002 Percentage in Last Election: 66% Committees: - Energy & Commerce - Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
	Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA-03) Term: 5th First Elected: 1998 Percentage in Last Election: 63% Committees: - Budget - Science and Technology - Transportation and Infrastructure