1. Make it your business (to get involved) Presentation to Midwest Regional Chamber of Commerce November 4, 2015

2. Government’s Daily Impact Businesses

3. Government Impact Increasing

4. Biggest Federal Regulatory Agencies Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

5. The Volume of Regulation

6. Affordable Care Act???? ACA/Obamacare – 78,000 pages and counting

7. The Most Costly Regulations

8. The Cost of Regulation on Business

9. Regulatory Costs Vs Other Costs

10. Businesses Are Tied Up In Red Tape

11. Red Tape Inhibits Success

12. Voters are on Your Side!!!!

13. BUT - Other Groups are in the Arena Beyond Coal/Beyond Gas/Beyond Oil 2.4 million members Dirty Dozen

14. AFL-CIO: 7.4 million private sector union members - 6% of workforce

15. Extensive Activities!!! Public Education campaigns 504 activities PACS 527 organizations Canvassing Voter turnout efforts Social Media Public relations campaigns

16. NRA: 5 million members ----

17. There is strength in numbers 28 million small businesses in US Small businesses with fewer than 500 employees 50 percent of private sector employment 64 percent of all new jobs

18. MY POINT? Other groups OVER represented in political process Chambers UNDER represented in Political process Local chambers (and their members) are FAR more important than State or National Chamber offices in persuading legislators

19. Help Your Members Tell Their Story They are the experts They have the facts They have the numbers They have an important perspective They are respected They have influence

20. Personal Testimonials Nursing Home regulations Environmental Regulations Labor Negotiations Eminent Domain Worker’s Compensation

21. Who/How to Engage

22. Political engagement

23. It Starts with Staff/Employees Company meetings Company publications/newsletters

24. It Includes Their Clients/Customers Company publications/newsletters Company advertisements Open House events Community affairs/functions

25. It Requires Educating Voters Letter to the Editor:

26. Letters to editor – good and bad

27. If You Can’t Convince Neighbors, You Can’t Convince Legislators Op-Eds

28. Op-Ed Example

29. How Best To Educate Legislators? Letter to editor – mention their name Letter to them - be specific – be informative Attend events – and hand them a letter Host them at your facility and show them how government regulation affects your business Visit them at the right time in the legislative session Make it personal – get to know them

30. Chambers Provide Legislative Resources

31. Capitol Hill Day

32. Groundbreakings

33. Ribbon Cuttings

34. Legislative Issue Breakfasts

35. Show up when legislators are in town

36. Invite Your Legislator to Visit

37. Align With Businesses Trade Associations As Needed

38. Other Political Activities??? Scorecards PACs 527s Being Bipartisan

39. Local Chambers Speak for Business

40. Businesses Cannot Afford To Sit It Out