Week 7 Assignment: Final Project - Policy Issue Social Sciences Paper

Week 7 Assignment: Final Project - Policy Issue
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Institutional Affiliation
Cover Letter: Final Project - Policy Issue
To,
Jim Clyburn,
Majority Whip
200 Cannon House Office Building
Washington DC 20515
October 18, 2020
Subject: BANNING OF SMOKING IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS
With the current state of Democrats occupying the highest number of seats while the Republicans taking the minority, I am writing to sensitize on the ban of smoking in federal buildings. While this policy has already been enacted, it will require efforts from the Majority Whip for implementation. Together with Jim Clyburn, the Majority Whip, other majority leaders that will be crucial for the enactment of this policy will include Steny Hoyer, the Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, and Steve Scalise, the Minority Whip.
Unlike the Senate Majority Leader, the prominence and duties of the House Majority Leaders may vary based on the power and leadership style of the Speaker of the House. Traditionally, the Speaker has little to no participation in debates and would rarely cast a vote on the floor of the house. Therefore, Majority Leaders exercise more power compared to the Speaker. For instance, Tom DeLay demonstrated more prominence compared to Dennis Hastert, the Speaker, and Newt Gingrich, the Speaker was capable of delegating Dick Armey some serious power over the arrangements on the House floor. Kevin McCarthy, the Minority Leader presently in the capacity of the floor leader under the opposition and remains to be the counterpart of the Majority Leader.
Different from Hoyer, Scalise is the top choice for the position of the Speaker for the next Congress and the Minority Whip is in line to be the chief spokesperson for the majority party. McCarthy often meets with the leader of the majority party and Speaker to iron out contentious issues. Therefore, the Speaker, Majority and Minority Leaders, and the Majority and Minority Whips will all have superior office suites in the Capital. For these reasons, I am writing to inform you about smoking bans as a public policy and occupational safety and health and criminal laws prohibit tobacco smoking in such areas (Silke, Michael & Thomas, 2010). Such policies are meant to protect the public from negative health issues associated with passive smoking or exposure to secondary smoking.
In the pamphlet I provide below, I outline reasons why banning smoking in federal buildings should be implemented for the safety of the public. I hereby call upon your authority to facilitate the effective implementation of the policy.
Yours Sincerely,
Lobbyist.
Pamphlet
Problem Definition
In 1997, President Bill Clinton raised a ban on smoking in federal buildings through an executive order, which is a critical presidential tool for formulating healthy policies. Such policies are subject to no public scrutiny compared to regulatory rulemaking and legislation. Earlier, President George H.W. Bush had considered the policy twice but abandoned it due to objections from labor unions and agency heads of which a majority was coordinated by the tobacco industry (Cook & Bero, 2009). During this time, the internal tobacco industry had been involved in extensive executive branch lob...