The following is collected and archived by CND-US. If you have any questions regarding the following information/message, please contact the original sender(s) listed below. Thank You. China News Digest - US Regional Services (Bo Xiong) --------------- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 95 15:21:42 GMT From: ifcss@center.net (ifcss) Message-Id: <9509121521.AA20609@CENTER.NET> To: pbs-l@ifcss.org, council-l@ifcss.org Cc: china-nt@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU, ccnl@utarlvm1.uta.edu Subject: HQ NR #7033: National Lobby Day Status: R Please Help Forward This Post To Your Local Nets - Thank You &=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&= HEADQUARTERS NEWSRELEASE * HEADQUARTERS NEWSRELEASE * HEADQUARTERS * &^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^ * * * N E W S R E L E A S E 7033 * * * _________ September 12, 1995 __________ [[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[ [[[[[[[ [[[[[[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ ______ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[[[[[[ [[[ [[[[[ [[[[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[[[ [[[[[ ______ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ ____ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[[ [[[ [[[[ [[[ [[[[[[ [[[[[[ [[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[ &^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^ IFCSS Foundation, Inc. 733 15th Street, NW Suite 440 Washington, D.C. 20005 Tel: (202) 347-0017 Fax: (202) 347-0018 &=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&= National Lobby Day The National Lobby Day started on September 11 at Rayburn House Office Building. More than 250 people, attended the events beginning with the Briefing at 9:00am. Speakers included all key members of the coalition including Frank Sharry, Cecilia Munoz, Jeanne Butterfield, and Michael Hill, etc. Participants, were from over 30 states brought together by totally 36 organizations including the IFCSS. The House Buildings was stired up substantially by flocks of lobbyists immediately after the Briefing, and almost every Judiciary member's office was "bombarded". It was interesting to notice that frequently two to three groups lined up in a queue waiting for appointments at the entrances to several influential House members' offices. The lobby was very well organized, and the coalition even performed a "play role" with Micheal Hill (lobbyist)and a House staff, showing participants who came to the Hill the first time, how to conduct asmooth appointment with Members and their aides. IFCSS veteran Geng Xiao (President of 4th term IFCSS) was present in the events. CSSA leaders Lu Jianming of Gerogetown Univerity attended the briefing and tens of signed letters to Congress members were distributed among Judiciary members' offices. IFCSS president Xing Zheng, jointly with several other groups, visited the offices of Rep. Henry J. Hyde (IL), Chair of Judiciary Committee, Rep. Dick Armey (TX), House Majority leader, and Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL), and talked with Mr. Ron Dudas and other staffs. Business and employment related immigration was the focus presented to the Member staffs by the IFCSS colleagues, and to split the bill was the overwhelming tone during the Lobby Day on the Hill. At 1:00 pm in the afternoon, a Press Conference was held with 150 par- ticipants and reporters, and six speakers presented the Press their experience, their value and their concern on the H.R.2202, with topics ranging from family value to immigrant successful stories. Mr. Marty Shih, a new immigrant in southern California impressed the Conference by his touching story how he, as CEO and Board Chairman, founded a corportion he founded five years ago, now hiring nearly 550 employees and doing business of $41 million worth of goods and services in 1994. IFCSS colleagues had a pleasant dinner with Mr. Shih in the evening. National Lobby Day will continue on September 12, and there will be a debriefing at 5:00 pm, to conclude the events. ********************************************************************* * PBS-L is IFCSS's news distribution list for individuals. To sign * * on or off from the list, please send email to listserv@ifcss.org * * leave the subject line open and put in the mail body: * * (For signing on) sub PBS-L last name first name * * (For signing off) unsub PBS-L last name first name * * For more information about IFCSS, write to ifcss-info@ifcss.org * *********************************************************************