CQ Press, publisher of information about American government, is readying for the April launch of “First Street,” a database of congressional, government, and lobbying data.

To promote the new database, CQ Press has launched a Twitter feed and Facebook page. There’s also a direct marketing campaign in place that will target 15,000 lobbyists and Congress members. Events will be held in Philadelphia on March 31 and in Washington D.C. on My 10th to launch the new offering.