AGENDA // 4
FEATURED REMARKS // 6
Rep. Bill Shuster, Chairman, House T&I Committee
WELCOME // 3
WORKSHOPS // 5
CONGRESSIONAL MEETING CHEAT SHEET // 14
FULL MEETING OUTLINE // 15
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE TEAM OVERVIEW // 8
SUCCESSFUL MEETING TIPS // 16
FACT SHEET // 17
INTERRUPTIONS TO THE FUNDING STREAM // 18
KEY LEGISLATIVE VOTES // 34
HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEE STRUCTURES // 46
GLOSSARY // 52
HATCH ACT // 55
NOTES // 56
NiW 2015 EVENTS // 7
LEGISLATIVE ACTIVIST AWARDS PREVIEW // 6
FAA REAUTHORIZATION // 20
STAFFING CONCERNS // 24
ANTI-FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ENVIRONMENT // 26
OFFICIAL TIME // 28
SEQUESTRATION CONTINUES // 22
Q & A // 30
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE // 10
FEATURE: VETERANS' PERSPECTIVES // 12
CAPITOL HILL AREA MAP // 58
NiW Today
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
1325 Massachuses Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
natca.org
PUBLISHERS
Paul Rinaldi, President
prinaldi@natcadc.org
Patricia Gilbert, Executive Vice President
tgilbert@natcadc.org
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Laura Roose
lroose@natcadc.org
MANAGING EDITOR
Abigail Glenn-Chase
aglennchase@natcadc.org
RESEARCH & POLICY ANALYST
Suzanne DeFelice
sdefelice@natcadc.org
POLITICAL & LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE
Allie Valocchi
avalocchi@natcadc.org
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Doug Church
dchurch@natcadc.org
SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC
AFFAIRS ASSOCIATE
Sarah McCann
smccann@natcadc.org
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Sarah Zilonis
szilonis@natcadc.org
CONTENTS
NiW Today
n i w . n a t c a . n e t