D.C. Fly-in
Chamber leads delegation to Washington, D.C.
In June of 2009, the Chamber led a delegation of 18 community and business leaders on a three-day Washington, D.C., Fly-In. The trip provided the group the opportunity to speak with legislators and key staff members about top Chamber legislative priorities, including energy, transportation, labor and health care policy.
Along with these legislative visits, the delegation also received briefings from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Pentagon, and visited with transportation organizations.
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Program schedule
Delegation
Policy Briefings
Testimonials
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- The Chamber-led Springfield delegation met with Sen. Kit Bond in his office. Front row, left to right: Trey Davis, Mary Lilly Smith, Andy Lear, Jim Anderson, Kirk Juranas, Sandy Howard. Back row, left to right: King Coltrin, Jay Wunderlich, Randell Wallace, Scott Marrs, Greg Burris, Steve Edwards, Jeff Layman, Sally Hargis, Ken McClure, U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, Brent Singleton, Tim Conklin, state Sen. Jack Goodman.
- The delegation spent time at the Pentagon, and met with service men and women who have recently returned from serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- Jim Anderson and Jay Wunderlich talk transportation with Congressman Roy Blunt.
- Martin Regalia (far left), Sr. Vice President and Chief Economist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce provided an economic outlook; Trey Davis, Missouri Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Jim Anderson, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce. Regalia was recently named one of the top 10 economists in the nation by USA Today.
- Kirk Juranas, MoDOT; Tim Conklin, Ozarks Transportation Organization; Sharon Nahon, Office of Congressman Roy Blunt.
- Jeff Layman, The Layman Group at Morgan Stanley, Marshall Kinne and Sharon Nahon, Office of Congressman Roy Blunt.
- Peter Henry, legislative aide on Sen. Kit Bond’s staff, with Andy Lear, the 2009 Chairman of the Chamber Board of Directors.
- Scott Marrs, Governmental Services Group, Inc. and Jim Anderson, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce visit with Congressman Russ Carnahan.
- The delegation pictured in the Office of Senator Kit Bond. Participants also met with Congressman Roy Blunt and the staff of Senator Claire McCaskill.
- Jeff Layman, The Layman Group at Morgan Stanley, interacts with Seth Appleton, Chief of Staff for Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer.
- Trey Davis, Missouri Chamber of Commerce & Industry and state Sen. Jack Goodman visit with Lisa Hester, co-owner of Foxhole Technologies.
