The Douglas County Chamber Chairmans Club took community concerns to Washington DC this week for the Chamber's annual DC Fly In. Chamber Chairman John Sell with Georgia Power and Government Affairs Chair Jason Anavitarte with Kaiser led the nine person DC contingent consisting of Ken Barber with Metro Bank, Skip Sullivan with WGTC, Greg Williams with Kaiser, Leonard Woolsey with The Sentinel, Howard Ray with Hughes Ray, Chamber President Kali Boatright and Douglasville Mayor Harvey Persons.
The group was able to hear from Senators Isakson and Chambliss as well as an impressive list of Congressional leaders like Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte and House Appropriations Committee Chair Hal Rogers.
"The Washington Fly-In is a great opportunity for local business and community leaders to express our thoughts and concerns to our elected officials and their staffs in our nation's capital," said John Sell, area manager for Georgia Power and current board chair for the Douglas County Chamber.
"This year our trip not only included a chance to speak to our Congressman, David Scott, but also to hear from others in the Georgia delegation as well as some of the most influential members of Congress. I personally enjoyed hearing from Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Rep. Buck McKeon, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the impact those committees have on Georgia from our energy sources to possible military base realignment," he said.
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