NRMCA Hosts Town Hall Events with Members of Congress

Last week, NRMCA hosted virtual Town Hall events with two Members of Congress, Reps. John Katko (R-NY) and Dan Bishop (R-NC). On Wednesday, June 17, Rep. Katko stepped out of the marathon Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee markup to spend an hour with NRMCA President Mike Philipps and NRMCA members from around the country. He expressed his hope that Congress could coalesce around a bipartisan infrastructure package, but shared his frustrations about the partisan nature of the T&I markup. Rep. Katko also talked about bipartisan legislation he has introduced to expand the Employee Retention Tax Credit, his participation in the Problem Solver’s Caucus and the importance of bipartisanship in Congress.

On Friday, June 19, Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) joined NRMCA Past Chairman Henry Batten and NRMCA members to discuss the upcoming elections and the impacts of COVID-19 on the small business community. Rep. Bishop discussed needed changes to the Paycheck Protection Program and the necessity of liability protections for businesses.

During the shutdown, NRMCA Government Affairs has been active hosting virtual meet and greets, town halls and fundraisers for candidates and Members of Congress, including Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and candidate Jeff Coleman in Alabama – in addition to last week’s town hall events with Reps. Katko and Bishop. More industry Town Hall events will be announced once they're scheduled.

For more information, contact Andrew Tyrrell at atyrrell@nrmca.org.