Legislative letter and talking point

Legislative letter is 2 page and talking point is 1 page. Please maintain page # very important. Use [Washington State] I like to see the draft of the paper with the issue, choosing representative befor starting the paper. Please do not place a bid if u are not familial with the below info required. follow grading rubric strictly

Guidelines for Talking Points/Legislative Letter Assignment
The Talking Points/Letter is an assignment that has two parts – the development of a “talking points” document and a letter to your Legislator. Be sure to review the guidelines for the Talking Points and Legislative Letter before you begin.
Be sure to note that if you are writing your Senator or Representative in Washington, DC, you must address a bill for the 113th Congress and not the 112th or earlier sessions. If you decide to write your Legislator that represents you in your State Capitol, then be sure you choose a bill that is currently being discussed in your Legislature. If your State Legislature is not in session, then you need to choose a federal bill.
Also, be sure to remember that you cannot ask your Federal Legislators – Senator and/or Representative in the House of Representatives – to vote on a bill that your State Legislators vote for in your State Capitol. Your State Legislators cannot vote on a bill that is under consideration in Washington, DC. Your Senator (Federal) cannot vote on a bill that is under consideration in the House of Representative and your Representative for the House of Representative cannot vote on a bill under consideration in the Senate. (The same is true for your State chambers). You can ask your Senator to consider sponsoring a similar bill that is under consideration in the House of Representatives in the Senate Chamber if there is a bill before the House that you would like to see in the Senate or vice versa. Be sure to check the sponsors and co-sponsors of the bill to see if there is bipartisan support. Note what bills Democrats and/or Republicans support and which ones they co-sponsor. Check to see if your Representative is in line with the other Representatives in your state. The same is true for your Senators. The assignment includes a title page, the legislative letter, talking points and a reference page, followed by merged turnitin report. All must be submitted as a single document. The assignment requires that you have a running head and page number for all pages, even though when you send to your Legislator you will remove the title page, running head and page numbers.

Guidelines for Legislative Letter
The purpose of this letter is to become actively involved in the legislative process as it relates to health policy advocacy. For this assignment, you will be asked to select a bill that impacts nursing, the patients that nurses care for, or a health related issue.

You should address the letter to one of your elected officials using their correct title. You may use the resources listed in the course to find out whom your elected Senator or Representative is if you do not know. In addition, the letter should include the short title and number of the bill as well as any companion bill in the other branch of the legislature.
If the legislator you are writing to is a co-sponsor of the bill, you should thank them for supporting this bill, if you are in favor of it. If the legislator is not a sponsor, you should ask them to consider supporting the bill. (Do a similar statement if you or your legislator opposes the bill.)

Next, you should identify yourself as a nurse in their district. You may also state that you are pursuing an advanced nursing education and should indicate any other meaningful liaisons to organizations that are related to the bill and tie in those memberships to show your interest and expertise in the area of the bill (i.e. for a bill that would allow Medicare reimbursement for a type of cancer screening you could state, “I have been a member of the American Cancer Society for five years and have become aware of how significant this type of screening would be to the patients in the Washington States”)

You must make a statement of support or opposition and a give few general statements or reasons supporting your view.
You should also give a short “down home” story related to the problem that the bill is addressing. In other words, relate a short case study of a patient that you have taken care of that would have benefited from this bill, or perhaps a family member or friend who might have had a better outcome if this legislation were in place. Do not make up any stories, however. You should always be truthful.
[You should refer them to the statistics in your “Talking Points” page that will accompany the letter.]

Be sure to give your contact information at the top of the letter (use standard business letter format including the date). The letter should be single spaced, no more than 2 pages in length, and should close with your name and title. You should also indicate that the legislator may contact you for any questions or information needed related to the bill. Refer to grading rubric on last page.

Guidelines for Talking Points
The purpose of the Talking Points is for you to become familiar with a current health care policy issue that will enable you to “speak as an expert” as it relates to a specific health problem or concern.
Your talking points should zero in on the concern or problem addressed in the bill and should include bullets as defined on the grading rubric. All politics are local, so you must be able to point out why your particular legislator should sponsor the bill to help his/her own constituents.
You must include on a separate page (for the instructor only – not for sending to your legislator) an APA reference list that cites where you obtained the information you cited in your talking points.
Refer to grading rubric on last page.
Please note: Up to 20% of points will be deducted from grade for lack of scholarship.
Scholarship Expectations

You are clinical nurse scholars in the making. You are the advanced practice nurses and members of the highly literate profession of advanced practice nurses who will chart the future of health care. Good writing ability is as much a required skill for nursing in advanced practice as performing clinical functions. Therefore, precision and scholarship is expected in all assignments.
Organized and logical progression of idea; effort and attention to detail is evident; communicates effectively in all aspects of discussion. Correct grammar, spelling, and word choice. Liberal number of references. References are current. Appropriately paraphrased, and acknowledged. Correct use of APA. Correct

 
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