Pounding the streets of DC
Special USCA Horn Wrap Call
Due to a high volume of questions and requests for additional informatio on the proposed estate tax repeal bills [H.R. 3050, H.R. 3524, and S. 722], the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) will be hosting a special Horn Wrap call for discussions. Representatives from the C2 Group here in Washington D.C. will be providing expert insight into what these bills do and what the road map looks like for their potential passage. So if you want to find out the latest and have questions on what the substance is on these bills, call in next Tuesday, September 29th:
Special Horn Wrap Call
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
6 am PDT, 7 am MDT, 8 am CDT, 9 am EDT
1-270-696-2525
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Congressional report
Congress remains extremely busy here in Washington D.C. as the House spent the day debating a number of measures including short-term extensions of the Highway Trust Fund and the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as a bill to establish a Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Area. The Senate spent the day considering amendments to the fiscal 2010 Interior-Environment spending bill. The Senate Finance Committee continues its debate on the Health Care bill. The committee worked until late this evening on the bill and work will continue on it tomorrow. Chairman Baucus has promised that the Finance Committee will have a final markup on the bill by the end of the week.
Hoops for Hope – it’s game time!
Tonight I played in the annual Hoops for Hope Charity Basketball game. It was a great opportunity for lobbyists and Congressional members and staff to team up and raise money for a good cause: kids!!
Unfortunately we lost the game, but as always the kids who are recipients of the dollars raised are the winners – and that makes it all worthwhile!
Check out the Hoops for Hope website to see how the all the action shots!
Jess heads “home” –
Today was tough day as I finished up packing my bags and cleaned out the Blue Bandit. The pickup was a bit messy; two weeks on the road will do that! I fueled up at the Heights Conoco and was feeling a bit down and out as I thought about the long trip ahead of me.
After paying for my fuel I walked into the newly opened Koffee Station for a coffee. I was excited to learn that it serves Montana raised beef hamburgers! So friends if you are driving through Billings, you need to stop at the Koffee Station at Main and Pemberton in the Heights. I got into a conversation with their owner Tim Sanner and complimented him for supporting Montana ranchers. We got into a good conversation, and he asked me what I did. I told him about my work in Washington, D.C. on behalf of rural Americans and production agriculture. He said, “It’s great to know guys like you are fighting for those things back in Washington. Keep up the good work!”
Well I gotta’ say, after shooting the breeze with Tim and having this conversation, I was motivated to get on that flight and jump back into the rat race that awaited me back in Washington, D.C.
Thanks Tim for the good coffee and pep talk! I look forward to coming back and grabbing a burger at your Koffee Station!
Introducing the Society of Range Management
Today was another exciting and action packed day! Western Skies Strategies is now representing the Society of Range Management (SRM). After having breakfast with my good friend Trent Noyes, I headed over to the SRM office. It was great to meet the talented and dedicated SRM staff. There are some exciting projects being worked on, and today was a very productive day for outlining the projects and mapping out next steps. For more information about SRM, visit them at http://www.rangelands.org.
Trust, too, that we’ll be providing additional updates here on the blog for what SRM is up to next!
Jess featured in The Hill’s 2009 Most Beautiful
Jess has been featured in The Hill (a Washington-based newspaper that reports on the business of Washington, covering the inner-workings of Congress) before; he was discussing meat imports from Argentina and the potential danger of Foot and Mouth Disease to American livestock. He’s smart and a talented advocate for his clients. And this time, he’s also beautiful. Check out Jess on The Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful list and the coverage of the list on The Huffington Post as well. As you might also expect, you can read about it on Twitter… search for #CapHill50.
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