Embracing every advocacy opportunity

by Jim Nussle, The Nussle Report

An election year means less time in Washington, D.C., for members of Congress, but credit unions aren’t ones to let opportunities pass by. With legislators campaigning back home, Leagues and credit unions have been boots on the ground, engaging with them the past few weeks.

  • House Financial Services Subcommittee Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Chairman French Hill, R-Ark., visited a Little Rock branch of TruService Community Federal Credit Union with credit unions and the Cornerstone League for a robust discussion on fraud and other pressing issues.
  • The CrossState Credit Union Association met with credit union champion Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. – who introduced our veterans member business lending bill and we’re supporting with direct mail and ads during a tough re-election campaign –  New Jersey Senate candidate and current Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., and others.
  • The Hawaii Credit Union League and Hotel and Travel Industry Federal Credit Union welcomed strong credit union supporter Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, who met with members and discussed credit union priorities.

Congress will have a few short weeks back in D.C. when the post-election “lame duck” session starts. Election results will ultimately determine Congress’s actions in the lame-duck session, but we know for sure that must-pass government funding and the National Defense Authorization Act will be on the agenda.

 

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