Vermont Chamber of Commerce to Release the 2007/2008 Legislative Report Card
Duane Marsh, President and Mike Belyea, Legislative Director at the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, will hold a press conference Wednesday September 10, 2008, to release its 2007/2008 Legislative Report Card. The conference will begin at 10 am in the Cedar Creek Room at the State House.
This biennium, the Chamber's Government Affairs Committee selected and scored 13 votes in the Senate and 14 votes in the house. The purpose of the Legislative Report Card is to clearly and succinctly depict the positions of Vermont's 180 legislators on important business issues. The Vermont Chamber works closely with members of all political parties to champion legislation that will help businesses prosper and stay in Vermont.
According to Duane Marsh, "We have found that many of our issues, the business communities, are the same issues facing all Vermonters - property taxes, roads and bridges, healthcare, and the cost of living within the state. With the current economic climate, it is even more important that business owners and all Vermonters understand how their legislators voted on the issues that affect their daily life."