GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS
American Traffic Safety Services Association
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ATSSA Members Host Members
of Congress at Facilities
ATSSA members took the opportunity to host members of Congress at their offices and
facilities in North Carolina, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania over the last few months.
Arkema Coating Resins hosted Rep. George Holding (R–N.C.) at its facility in Cary, N.C.,
to talk about the company and the impact of roadway safety on the highway bill.
Avery Dennison hosted Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D–Ill.) at its plant in Niles, Ill., to discuss
retroreflectivity and the importance of the Highway Safety Improvement Program on
reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries. ATSSA’s Director of Government Relations
Nate Smith attended the Avery Dennison site visit.
Gregory Industries welcomed Rep. Bob Gibbs
(R–Ohio) at its facility in Canton, Ohio, to talk about
manufacturing, roadway safety infrastructure and
the need for the long-term, fully funded highway
bill, August 25. ATSSA’s Associate Director
of Government Relations Robby Wehagen also
attended. DBi Services hosted Rep. Lou Barletta
(R–Pa.) at its offices in Hazelton, Pa. Barletta has
been a vocal leader on roadway safety issues since
the first day he entered Congress.
Congressional site visits, such as these, develop
long-lasting relationships for your business and
elected officials. If you are interested in hosting
a member of Congress at your company, contact
ATSSA’s government relations team at
.
(Center)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D–Ill.) joined
(from left)
Nate Smith, Director of Government
Relations for ATSSA, and the Avery Dennison Graphics and Reflective Products
Division team Nick Tucci, Scott Chapman, Moe Madar, Kevin Dyer and Dan Zampa
for a tour of the company’s facilities in Niles, Ill., in August.
Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio)
(left)
speaks with John Sherban,
entry end galvanizing line
welder, during a visit to the
Gregory Industries facility in
Canton, Ohio, August 25.
Highway Trust Fund
and Transportation
Authorization Update
Congress passed a funding patch
for the Highway Trust Fund, which
averted a shutdown of the federal
program, July 31. Had Congress
not acted, funding for the federal
aid highway program would have
ceased in mid-August during the
annual congressional August
recess. Accompanying this funding
patch was an extension of the
current transportation law, MAP-21,
through May 2015. However, the
transportation stakeholder
community in Washington, D.C.,
including ATSSA’s government
relations team, continues to push
hard for increases in revenue for
the Highway Trust Fund in order to
be able to fully fund a new, long-
term highway bill. Congress will
most likely return to Capitol Hill
following the November elections
for a lame duck session, which
may offer an opportunity for work
on the Highway Trust Fund.
