Our political fundraising and lobbying has not been in vain. Regardless of what we have or haven't achieved, we benefit from an accessibility that gets us in the same room with these people. They hear us.
Peters knows the value of good governmental relations.
Predictions from Congressional staff on the meager prospects for legislation this year convinced the GSPB that they would reap richer rewards if they focused on fewer major issues. The GSPB brainstormed new ways to eliminate the cap and the split between the professions. The goal is to develop a reasonable process in which patients can document a need for speech-language pathology services. Newborn hearing screening, another public policy priority, is gaining momentum. This year Walsh will reintroduce a new improved version of the bill.