On October 11, sixty members of the PH Resource Network visited fifty-three Congressional offices to urge co-sponsorship of H.R. 3368, the Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2007.  Health professionals from around the country participated in a brief lobbying training and then traveled to Capitol Hill where they were addressed by PH champions Rep. Kevin Brady and Rep. Tom Lantos before breaking off into lobby groups to conduct their visits. 

More then 75% of event participants were first-time lobbyists who, as one said, saw lobby day as "too important an opportunity to pass up."  Whether they'd been to Capitol Hill before or not, everyone was there to make a difference and their work is already paying off.  On Monday October 15, the PH Research and Education Act received three new co-sponsors!  All three had received visits from PH Resource Network members the week before.

Lobby days are just one way to communicate with your members of Congress about PH legislation.  For information about how you can make a difference as a PH advocate, contact Katie at 301-565-3004 x109 or Katherine@PHAssociation.org.