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Three Easy Steps to Meeting Your Legislators

Get Your Voice for Radiology Heard:

Getting involved politically is not a 1-day event on Capitol Hill. It is important to realize that becoming politically active is a year-round effort that can occur where you live.

– Charles Williams, MD

The ACR encourages all members to get involved politically at the local level. Individual, unique views unite for one strong voice on the impact of legislation on the radiology profession. Your involvement is critical.

Meeting with your legislator does not require a lot of complex planning. Generally, there are just 3 steps to follow.

Step 1: Contact the district office of the legislator to schedule an appointment. The best time to visit legislators in their local offices is during the district work period, which is listed on the 2005 congressional schedule (box).

To find district office contact information for legislators, visit the new Grassroots Action Center, under the Advocacy and ACRa tab on the ACR Web site.

Step 2: Get familiar with the ACR's talking points on key legislative issues, which can be found on the Congressional Relations section under the Advocacy and ACRa tab of the ACR Web site. While it is important to be familiar with these talking points, it is also important that you provide to your legislator anecdotes about how your practice and the profession of radiology has been impacted by various legislative issues.

Step 3: Contact ACR staff about the meeting. Once you've met, please fill out the meeting report form on the ACR Web site on the Grassroots Action Center. This information is critically important for the College to gather in order to track developing relationships between ACR members and legislators, as well as to learn how a particular legislator feels about specific legislative issues.

Your involvement and support is as crucial to the advocacy of the profession as the activities of the ACR leadership and staff. Make sure your voice is heard. Schedule an appointment today.

Information and guidance on getting involved in the political process can be found at the ACR Grassroots Action Center, under the Advocacy and ACRa tab on the ACR Web site, www.acr.org.

Congressional Schedule for the Remainder of 2005