Hardwood Floors December 2017/January 2018

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

By Dana Cole

RESOLVE TO GET INVOLVED

Once candidates dive into the campaign, they will be looking for ways to connect with and impress their constituents. As a voter, you have the unique power to educate and inform those who will be considering legislation and policy that impacts your bo om line. Certainly town hall meetings are an excellent opportunity to see the candidates in action. Debates, live or telecast, also have the power to inform. However, one of the best ways to make a lasting impression upon any decision maker is to invite them

o cials swing into full-time campaign mode, they will be spending a great deal of time in their home states and districts making the case about why they should get to return toWashington. Challengers will be making their case too; why incumbents should be rejected and how new blood and ideas will reinvigorate the political process. It is too soon to tell what the outcome in November will be (although the media is already busy making predictions). However, it is not too early to start thinking about how you can make a di erence.

e new year is almost upon us, and 2018 promises to be just as exciting as the last few years in Washington, D.C. Members will return in late January to begin the second half of the 115th Congress, and we will be watching their activities carefully, monitoring what they will and won’t be working on that impacts the hardwood industry. 2018 is also an election year. Elections always have the potential to change the course and tone of Washington, D.C., and this year is no di erent. Once elected

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