The goal is to influence Congress, and the broader public, as the law's scheduled reauthorization approaches.

The House office keeps track of people who try to influence Congress.

I coordinated all information on the campaign to influence public opinion and Congress.

The effort to influence Congress through personal experience does not stop with consumer groups.

But critics of the antimissile program suspected that another factor at work was a desire to influence Congress.

Both do a brisk business in "issue ads" by groups seeking to influence Congress.

Wilson was a political scientist who had spent his career imagining what presidents must do to influence Congress and the people.

Many are heavily regulated by the government and spend millions each year to try to influence Congress and the administration.

It was the first time local officials had spoken out in a coordinated effort to influence Congress on this issue.

He has always been able to influence Congress by threatening to stir up public opinion.