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Just got back.
I was one of the first 40 there, which means I got a free copy of the book for her to sign (should make a good Christmas present for Mom). Anyway, Mrs. Frist is a really nice lady and was very open to hear what I had to say. I enclosed my 2-pg printed & signed
letter in an envelope and handed it to her after some brief smalltalk about my mom and hometown.
I told her there was a piece of legislation sponsored by her husband that recently passed through the Senate and that I have strong feelings about the issue. I metioned that I wrote my Senators already and asked if she could deliver my letter to her husband.
Somewhat to my surprise, she said of course she would and asked for my contact info (without even asking which piece of legislation this was about). I gladly gave it to her (it's also at the end of the letter), thanked her for her help and for the signed book, and walked away happy with the results.
Overall she was very receptive to hear me out and didn't seem bothered by my second agenda at all. It was actually quite the contrary -- she seemed pleased that a college student cared enough about an issue to go through this much trouble just to have his opinion heard.
Although I doubt my work today will have much of an effect on the overall scheme of things, I feel that if everyone else put in the effort I did today that we could actually get something done. I'll keep this thread updated if I hear back from either of them.
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You conducted yourself with class. Good job.