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American Traffic Safety Services Association 10 Government Relations insight ATSSAmembers provide at Fly-In is invaluable for legislators as they make important decisions on transportation legislation,” said ATSSA’s Vice President of Government Relations Nate Smith. In addition to sharing industry insight with elected officials, ATSSA members were also able to learn how to effective- ly lobby and received updates on legis- lation in Congress that will impact the work they do. With the Fly-In occurring during the same time as National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), ATSSA members were also able to promote the campaign’s mission to bring awareness to work zone safety, providing information to legisla- tors and their staff on NWZAWand wear- ing orange ribbons fromThe Foundation as part of Go Orange Day on April 11. “This was my first Fly-In with ATSSA, and I was impressed by ATSSA members’ American Traffic Safety Services Association www.atssa.com Involve your local chapter in ATSSA’s State Government Relations Program In order to fulfill our mission and better serve our members, ATSSA has developed a state government relations program which seeks to involve local ATSSA chapters in the policy making and legislative process at all levels of government. Contact ATSSA today: Ashley Wieland, Director of State Government Relations ashley.wieland@atssa.com or 202-733-1483 Member benefits include: • Status reports on pending and passed state legislation of importance to ATSSA members • Analysis of significant pending and passed state legislation and its impact on your business • Opportunities for meetings and interactions between ATSSA members and legislators at state capitols ability to connect with members of Con- gress and their legislative staff about the roadway safety industry. As part of ATSSA’s Government Relations teamwe can advocate for roadway safety year round but having ATSSA members par- ticipate adds another meaningful ele- ment to the advocacy work we do,” said ATSSA Director of Government Relations David Bell. To learn more about issues ATSSA is advocating for, visit www.atssa.com/GovernmentRelations. More photos from the Fly-in ATSSA Vice President of Government Relations Nate Smith speaks to attendees of the 2018 Fly-In about advocating for long-term funding for the Highway Trust Fund and additional funding for roadway safety infrastructure. (From left to right) Former ATSSA Chair Henry Ross, of Plasticade, Sen. Tom Carper, (D-Del.), and ATSSA Director of Government Relations David Bell met during ATSSA’s Legislative Briefing & Fly-In.