Pest Management Professional, May 2017
Roadtrip Roundup Legislative Day 2017 The National Pest Management Association NPMA held its 30th Legislative Day event in Washington D C March 12 14 This year was the largest event yet with about 400 attendees Despite an approaching snowstorm that turned out to be less severe than expected the pest management professionals PMP and manufacturer representatives who attended met with state representatives on Capitol Hill March 14 to put a personal spin on the issues that affect the pest management industry A highlight of the event was the March 14 luncheon on Capitol Hill which featured an appearance by Florida Senator and 2016 presidential candidate Marco Rubio His remarks focused on the pest management industry and the impact the Zika virus has had on Florida Editors Note For more on Rubios remarks please turn to p 8 Heading to tHe Hill The NPMA chose four issues to focus on this year the elimination of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPDES permits for lawful pesticide applications the modernization of the Endangered Species Act the reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act and protection of the U S Environmental Protection Agencys Office of Pesticide Programs funding levels under the new administration and the approval of a tax law that lowers the current corporate tax rate PhotoS Marty Whitford diane Sofranec 1 3 4 6 7 1Political analyst Mark Halperin talked about President Donald Trump whom hes known for years Trump is famous for being famous but thats not all he is he said 2Bret Baier host of Special Report with Bret Baier and chief political anchor at Fox News also discussed President Trump during his keynote presentation 3NPMA CEO Dominique Stumpf mentioned the approaching snowstorm that threatened to shut down Washington D C on the last day of the event 4Charlie Cook political analyst and publisher of the Cook Political Report addressed attendees before they headed to Capitol Hill 5Florida Senator Marco Rubio revealed why news of the Zika virus was a big deal to him 6Kevin Kordek Stuart Aust and Joe Wilson pictured left to right shared the experiences they had when selling their companies 7Yankee Pest Controls Galvin Murphy Jr a U S Marine received the FMC Pest Vets award By Diane Sofranec Managing Editor 18 May 2017 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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