The schedule has been set for the Washington D.C. March 6th H-2B Fly-In sponsored by Save Small Business and supported by the Professional Landcare Network. PLANET is strongly encouraging anyone concerned about the H-2B program to participate.
Monday, March 5
- 4 p.m. Strategy Meeting. Not critical to attend. Anything new resulting from the meeting will be reported to other participants promptly. Co-hosted by the National Restaurant Association.
First floor conference room
National Restaurant Association headquarters
1200 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington D.C. 20036
- Post-meeting Gatherings: (Across the street from the meeting. Dinner is on your own.)
Beacon Hotel Grille & Bar
1615 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Washington D.C.
Tuesday, March 6
- 8-9:30 a.m. Briefing with U.S. Senate staff. Light breakfast provided.
Rm. 138 - Dirksen Senate Office Building
- 9:30 a.m. to noon - Appointments in Senate and House offices. Discuss importance of passing permanent fix to H-2B and get members to co-sponsor the pending Bill.
- Noon to 1 p.m. Participants lunch on their own. There are cafeterias
available in the House and Senate Office Buildings. - 1:30-4 p.m. Appointments in Senate and House offices. Discuss
importance of passing permanent fix to H-2B and get members to co-sponsor the pending Bill.
Call your Senators and Representatives office to make appointments if you have not already done so. The Capitol switchboard number is 202/224-3121.
Contact PLANET's Tom Delaney at tomdelaney@landcarenetwork.org or 800/395-2522 to let him know you are attending or with any questions. To better gauge issue interest, please contact Tom after the Fly-In and let him know how your appointments went.