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NSS Legislative and Political Action Network Center
NSS 2013 Legislative Blitz From Sunday, February 24 through Tuesday, February 26, 2013, the National Space Society and the Space Exploration Alliance (SEA) held the annual grassroots visit to Congress known as the “Legislative Blitz,” in which space advocates came to Washington to let Congress know that there is strong constituent support for an ambitious and sustainable path forward in space. Prior Blitzes On September 12, the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's “We Choose to Go to the Moon” speech, members of the National Space Society (NSS) went to Capitol Hill and urged Congress to support our nation’s space program in a Legislative Blitz that was co-organized with Explore Mars, Inc. From Sunday, February 26 through Tuesday, February 28, 2012, the National Space Society and the Space Exploration Alliance held the annual grassroots visit to Congress, known as the “Legislative Blitz.”
Every February, as the U.S. Congress begins its deliberations on the federal budget, NSS members visit Representatives and Senators in their offices in Washington, DC, in support of the Society's most important space-related agenda items for the year. This event, held over a three-day period, typically involves meetings with over one hundred congressional offices. This activity is open to all NSS members — no experience necessary, and, the more the better! — and allows members of Congress to hear directly from their constituents about the importance of expanding civilization into space. NSS Political Action Network (PAN) The PAN is NSS's phone tree and is instrumental in contacting members personally to notify them of important issues and to request their participation in efforts to call, write, or email others, including their elected representatives, about particular space issues. This activity is open to all NSS members. Please join the NSS and its Political Action Network using our Online Membership Form. See also Guidelines for Contacting Congress and Find Your Elected Officials. NSS Policy Committee The National Space Society's Policy Committee is responsible for formulating and implementing the Society's positions on space activities, from NASA to industry to commercial and entrepreneurial spaceflight. As a grass-roots advocacy and educational organization, NSS is proactive and forward-thinking in sharing its message with the public and with elected officials. The NSS Policy Committee, chaired by NSS Executive Vice President Paul Werbos, seeks to further the NSS mission through the following: Policy Formulation The Policy Committee discusses, debates, and formulates the positions that the NSS takes to advance the cause of human beings living and working in communities beyond the Earth. These positions are reflected in formal position papers, letters to elected officials, press releases, web site content, and messages presented during our Society's annual grassroots visit to Congress, which is known as the "Legislative Blitz." Policy Implementation The Policy Committee also serves to call our members to action, and to otherwise communicate NSS messages and policy positions to the public and to elected officials. Policy implementation activities include activating the NSS Political Action Network and providing logistical support for the Legislative Blitz.
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