Special interest group

Select a special interest group from the link below: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/gov_relations/oirpublicinterestgroups Using your selected special interest group, write a two-page paper to answer the questions below. Use headings to indicate sections of your paper. Be sure to include supporting evidence for your main ideas. • Introduce the agency, its roles and functions. • Identify how the agency attains its members. • List any special affiliation services it provides to its membership. • Classify what specific public policy category it attempts to advance and how it goes about having its interests applied in policy development. • Reference association conferences it has held, and identify what issues and solutions were addressed. • List past organizational conferences it has held, and identify what issues and solutions were addressed. • List any watchdog functions, such as monitoring the actions of congressional member voting records. • What is the draw to become a member in the group you have selected? What political interest does the agency serve? • Summarize the agency’s success at influencing public policy. •