WHAT:          Highlights include:

• Insight into citizens' opinions of congressional communications;

• Examination of the Internet's impact on civic engagement;

• Analysis of the role interest groups are playing in citizen participation; and

• Guidance for congressional offices and the organizers of grassroots advocacy campaigns to improve communications between Members of Congress and their constituents.

WHO:          The report is the result of survey research conducted for the Congressional Management Foundation by the public opinion polling firm, Zogby International.

WHEN:          Tuesday, June 10, at 12:01 a.m.

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