Independent Banker - June 2022 - 32

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PORTFOLIO CHECKS & BALANCES
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.),
seated center, in dialogue
with community bankers
during the ICBA Capital
Summit, Washington, D.C.,
last month.
Start planning
for August recess
With the congressional summer break right around the corner, now is
the time to connect with legislators in their home districts and advocate
for the issues important to community banks. Here's how to arrange a
face-to-face meeting with lawmakers, as well as talk about the legislative
priorities they can take back to Capitol Hill. By Aaron Stetter, ICBA
ummer is just beginning, but
August's congressional recess
will be here before you know it. It's
a crucial opportunity for community
bank advocacy, especially with
midterm elections on the horizon-
and now is the time to begin planning
to make the most of it.
When members of Congress return
to their home districts, they will be
eager to connect with constituents
and secure support in the upcoming
elections. They'll also want to check
the pulse of their communities so they
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can better understand their wants and
needs-and no one is better equipped
to provide those insights than a
community banker.
Anyone can show up and ask a
legislator and speak broadly about
policy change, but community
bankers have one of the most effective
tools in the advocacy arsenal: personal
stories. When it comes to issues like
small business lending and fostering
Main Street prosperity, community
bankers don't have platitudes. They
have real-world examples from the
legislator's home district.
Community bankers can take
an abstract idea like competition
from tax-advantaged credit unions
and show exactly how it hurts
consumers, small businesses and
local taxpayers. They can use stories
from the bank to show how a lack of
a safe harbor law for legal cannabis
banking directly impacts small
business owners. They can tell why
a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency
(CBDC) would have a negative
impact on funding for local lending.
It's all about personalization.
Stories like these are best told
face-to-face, and the August
recess offers many ways to make
the case. From bank tours to inoffice
meetings to fundraisers, the
opportunity is there for community
bankers who are prepared to act
on it.
Making personal connections
There are plenty of ways to
connect in-person with lawmakers,
especially if you plan ahead. Their
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