WASHINGTON — Members of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) recently visited Washington, D.C., to share their thoughts and concerns with legislators through AHRI’s annual Public Policy Symposium. Attendees discussed the absence of viable federal energy policy legislation, Congressional gridlock, pending energy-efficiency bills, and much more.
Keith Coursin, president of Desert Aire Corp., an AHRI member who attended the symposium, said he was impressed with the legislative process. “I always marvel at how our government actually works with such young staffers collecting information on such diverse topics and sorting through the many viewpoints to help our elected officials set policy,” he said. “I am also equally impressed at what a personal visit can accomplish in creating support for or against key issues. You do not get much time to state your point, but that 15 to 20 minutes can be the difference on how congressional members and senators will vote.”