New caucuses assist association advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill
- September 4, 2015 |
- LORI SHARN BRYANT
Number of voluntary groups in Congress is growing; some lawmakers belong to dozens When the Electronic Transactions Association holds its annual fly-in and lobby day Sept. 17, the group's members know they can count on finding very receptive ears in some congressional offices. Talbott LeaMond Lawmakers in both the House and the Senate launched new caucuses this spring focused on the rapidly changing industry, and the resulting privacy and cybersecurity issues. The House Congressional Payments Technology Caucus and the Senate Payments Innovation Caucus each have two Democrats and two Republicans as co-chairs. "They are our go-to resource or the starting point… Read More