AGENDA // 4
WORKSHOPS // 6
FIRST-TIMERS SESSION // 8
WELCOME // 3
FEATURED REMARKS, EVENTS // 5
CONGRESSIONAL MEETING TIPS // 14
FULL MEETING OUTLINE // 15
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE // 11
SUCCESSFUL MEETING TIPS // 16
FACT SHEET // 17
STAFFING CRISIS // 18
KEY LEGISLATIVE VOTES // 42
HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEE STRUCTURES // 54
GLOSSARY // 60
HATCH ACT // 63
RESOURCES // 64
NATCA GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DEPT. // 10
TRISH GILBERT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVIST AWARD // 9
STOP-AND-GO FUNDING // 20
ANTI-FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ENVIRONMENT // 28
OFFICIAL TIME // 30
FAA REAUTHORIZATION // 24
Q & A // 32
Q & A: H.R. 4441, THE AIRR ACT // 38
NATCA LEGISLATIVE TEAM // 12
NOTES // 66
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National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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natca.org
PUBLISHERS
Paul Rinaldi, President
prinaldi@natcadc.org
Patricia Gilbert, Executive Vice President
tgilbert@natcadc.org
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Doug Church
dchurch@natcadc.org
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS,
ART & DESIGN
Laura Roose
lroose@natcadc.org
SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC
AFFAIRS ASSOCIATE
Sarah McCann
smccann@natcadc.org
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Sarah Zilonis
szilonis@natcadc.org
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THANK YOUS // 13