Interest Groups – B Day

THE NATIONAL PORK PRODUCER’S COUNCIL

What they stand for: reasonable regulations and legislation. Find opportunities to support the growth of pork companies. They’re public policy issues surround agriculture and environment, animal health and food safety, industry and international trade.

Political Action Committee: PorkPAC.

President Doug Wolf

Other issues include: • 28-Hour Law• Antimicrobials/Antibiotics• Fatigued Hogs• Food Safety (FDA)• Mandatory Animal Identification System• Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production• Sow Housing• Child Nutrition Act • Veterinary Work Force Shortage• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

• They are a non-profit organization• Main issue is to support the second amendment, the right to bear

arms. And also to promote rights to owners of firearms• Dan Keene became president in 2011• Wayne LaPierre has been the Executive Vice President since 1991• If you become a member of the NRA they give you certain benefits

that include: Access to digital edition magazines, ability to make a membership payment online, and subscribe to free NRA newsletters

American Civil Liberties UnionFor: The preservation of individual rights and liberties guaranteed by law/ the Constitution

Against: Internet censorship Capital punishment Discrimination based on gender, race, religion,sexual orientation, and immigration status National security policy after 9/11 (e.g. illegal government spying, indefinite detention withoutcharge or trial, and government-sponsored torture programs)“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain alittle temporary safety, deserve neither…”

Advocates for the interests of physicians and their patients on issues like new payment resources, clinical quality improvement, Medicare reform, and public health.

MembershipCareer Management

Benefits•$420 a year -changes based on level of profession•all physicians and medical students are eligible

•Jama Career Center•Physician Profile •AMA Therapeutic Insights•Ect.

-The NEA gets its funding from grants provided by the government.

-The main goal of the (NEA) is to keep a healthy environment for students to learn while staying up to speed with the rest of the world.

-Under these hard economic times governmental funding is being dramatically decreased and the (NEA) is trying to fight for educational funding.

-The main concern is always involves the children.

NAACPDifferent departments work to accomplish different things

• Education department improves education at all levels•Legal department works to fight discrimination•Health department works to improve healthcare for minorities•The Washington bureau lobbies the government

Host Events such as:•MLK day parades and fairs•Voter registration drives•Rallies•Days of community service

Rosa Parks was probably the most famous person associated with the NAACP

“Our members are more than just restaurants ...

Goals:•Improving success rate and restaurant industry profitability•Increase labor supply and improve management practices•Increasing food and alcohol safety/security and increasing restaurant nutrition information•Improving sustainable practices

Events:•January 23, Hill Climb- gives restaurant owners an oppurtunity to talk one-on-one with legislators

•February 9, Public Affairs Day- helps Georgia members connect one-on-one with lawmakers

“Helping you make a difference, one case at a time.”

•Medical Negligence- HEALTH Act. (Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely, Health Care)•Dangerous and Defective Products-FDA warnings on dietary supplements, medicine, and vehicles. •Event- Winter Convention, February 11–15, 2012, Phoenix, AZ•Associated People- Those who teach law, are a student in law, have a law degree, are licensed in law, and you have to have represented someone in a civil ligation.

Sierra Club

• In general this club wants to have: – A safe and healthy community to live in.– Smart energy solutions to combat global warming. – An enduring legacy for America’s wild places.

• Specific issues that this interest group has are:– Creating energy from a less pollutant matter than coal.– Having less of an “addiction” to oil and start to use “smart” ways to effectly run cars and have

renewable energy.– Wanting to protect our air and water by not drilling for natural gas which is harmful.– Working on ways to keep all people and animals healthy on the “warmer planet”– Looking for ways to restore our waters and getting the public more educated about such

issues.

There are 1.4 million members. The group wants to have every possible person who is concerned and wants to help the environment that comes from any age or ethic background.