The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is proud to announce that two 2010-11 Congressional Fellows–Terry Ryan Kane, DVM, MS, and Kathryn Simmons, DVM–have taken prestigious posts on Capitol Hill.

Kane is working in the office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Simmons took a position in the office of Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine).

"In my position with Sen. Gillibrand, I'm able to work directly on a number of issues that are closely related to my profession," Kane explained. "Sen. Gillibrand serves on the Agriculture Committee… As an AVMA Fellow I have the task of working on food safety issues, the judicious use of antibiotics in agriculture, biofuels, and conservation of resources. I am finding this work to be intellectually stimulating and very rewarding."

"Sen. Snowe is the ranking Republican member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee," said Simmons. "As veterinarians, we are directly impacted by small business policy through the ownership and operation of our clinical veterinary practices. The legislative agenda regarding small business is relevant to the concerns of veterinarians who own veterinary practices and businesses in this country