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In Seattle at the AVMA Convention? Come Meet AVMA-CAN!
Congress took a brief recess last week to celebrate Independence Day and returned to work this week, resuming major legislative debates on hot-button issues, such as climate change and health care. The rush is on for Congress to accomplish as much as possible before the start of the long summer recess, which is scheduled to begin for the House of Representatives on August 1 and Senate on August 9, and ends for both the House and Senate on September 7.
Meanwhile, the AVMA Congressional Advocacy Network (AVMA-CAN) is currently in Seattle at the 146th Annual AVMA Convention. We'll be here through July 14, so make sure you come out and say hello. The AVMA's lobbyists and advocacy experts, who are fighting on Capitol Hill for the legislative concerns of the veterinary profession, are here in Seattle to answer your questions.
Stop by the AVMA-CAN booth in the convention exhibit hall and talk to us about the issues that concern you. AVMA staff is... More »
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Join us on Facebook
Join the hundreds of supporters of the Congressional Advocacy Network (AVMA-CAN) – including hundreds of people not affiliated with the veterinary profession – on the popular social networking site Facebook! AVMA-CAN now has a Facebook page. The page is used to help grow the network and amplify AVMA's advocacy efforts. Action alerts and information on pending legislation can be found there. The page is open to all Facebook users, so we encourage you, your family and friends to join our group to help advance the profession of veterinary medicine. Find AVMA-CAN's Facebook page here.
GRD Externships Application Deadline October 2
The AVMA is currently accepting applications for ten 2010 Governmental Relations Externships. The deadline for submission is October 2. In just four weeks as an Extern, you'll go from being a bright-eyed visitor to our nation's capital to actually lobbying for your future profession with legislators and staffers on Capitol Hill. For more information and an application, click here.
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