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could have devastating effects on our industry if enacted. As those issues continue to be debated in Congress in the coming months, the fact that our legislators have been introduced to the bottled water industry’s perspective can make a huge difference. When IBWA members returned home after the June Board and Committee Meetings, our outreach efforts continued. One member of Congress visited two IBWA member facilities back in his district less than a month after IBWA members met with him at his D.C. office. Those facility visits were a direct result of the meetings in Washington, D.C. Other members of Congress have been calling and emailing IBWA staff and members with follow-up questions and to express an interest in coordinating additional indistrict meetings and plant tours while they are at home during the congressional recess. Over the next several months, IBWA will be working closely with the GR committee and other members to keep our outreach momentum

growing both in Washington, D.C., and out in the Congressional districts. With at least 36 of 100 Senate seats and all House seats up for consideration in the November 2010 midterm election, legislators who are up for reelection know that every vote counts; they also know that they cannot simply ignore their business constituents: you! Our legislators must continue to hear and learn more about the bottled water industry, and your efforts in this regard will continue to make a huge difference on the Hill and at home. Please consider hosting an elected official at your facility, and, know that if you do, IBWA is standing by willing and able to help in any way we can to set up that meeting for you. In addition, if you plan to be in the Washington, D.C., area, let the IBWA staff know and we can try to arrange additional Hill visits for you.

Legislators must continue to hear and learn from the bottled water industry.

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