Interest groups send representatives to state capitals and to Washington, D.C. to put pressure on members of Congress and other policymakers They engage in lobbying, or the organized process of influencing legislation or policy. Lobbying can take many cool and different kinds of forms. The Interest groups can testify in congressional hearings. For example, several years ago, when Congress was considering discrimination in private clubs, representatives of the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts appeared in hearings to try to persuade Congress to allow each one to remain a single-sex organization. Lobbyists also contact government officials directly or informally, present research results and technical information, talk with people from the press and the media, and sometimes even help to draft the legislation in our own government. Hope this helps!
