Fly-in season under siege as Congress limits office visitors
- March 13, 2020 |
- Kathryn Walson
March and April are popular months for association lobby days Now that Capitol Hill is closed to the public and congressional offices are shutting down, association fly-ins scheduled for March have become less feasible—if not impossible. More coverage News about coronavirus and associations Congress barred members of the public from entering the Capitol and House and Senate office buildings starting March 12 at 5 p.m. until April 1 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Only lawmakers, aides, journalists and official visitors are allowed into the buildings. Some congressional offices also began to close March 12 after a staffer for Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) tested… Read More