Members of the ABC Ohio Valley Chapter Sept. 28 attended a town hall meeting with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to discuss the economy, job creation, health care reform and what might happen during the lame duck session of Congress. Dickman Supply, Sidney Ohio, a member of ABC’s Ohio Valley Chapter hosted the meeting in conjunction with NK Parts Industries.

During the question and answer session, Jordan warned attendees to watch out for the lame duck session of Congress because “it may not be lame,” and called for Congress to return to 2008 spending levels and remain there for nine years. Jordan also talked about taking steps to repeal health care reform and said that the future of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts is still up in the air, but that the issue needs to be addressed.

According to Dickman Supply, the purpose of the meeting to was to educate employees and customers, while giving them an opportunity to form important relationships.  They also took the opportunity to educate Jordan and his staff about specific political issues affecting their business today.

“I highly encourage ABC members to get a dialogue going with their members of Congress,” said Tim Geise, CEO of Dickman Supply. “There really is no better way to make your voice heard on the issues that directly impact your business than to establish relationships with your elected officials.”

Nearly 40 attendees from ABC, the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Chamber of Commerce were in attendance.