Meet & Greets Highlights
Rep. Travis Childers (D-MS)

June 23, 2010: Meet Rep. Travis Childers, a Blue Dog Democrat from Northern Mississippi

 
HIS TOP PRIORITIES: Jobs and the economy.
HEALTH CARE: Childers did not support the bill, but he is going to “try to work on the bad and make it good,” since his experience tells him that efforts to repeal the bill will not be successful. “This town doesn’t repeal anything. This town doesn’t shrink anything.”
 
MID-TERM ELECTIONS: Historically speaking in American politics, the president’s party is virtually guaranteed to lose seats in the mid-term election. Childers believes this year’s mid-term will not be an exception to the trend. “No question [the Democrats] will lose seats. The question is ‘how many?’” He added, “If you’re a Democrat, you just hope you aren’t one of them.”
 
ENERGY: Childers asked the group: “Which administration passed the last energy bill?” ABA President & CEO Robb MacKie responded with the correct answer, “Carter.” Childers continued, “For thirty years we haven’t had an energy bill.” He applauded the Obama Administration's effort to have an energy bill, however, in the current Congressional session, he said “I don’t think anything will pass.”
 
MICHELLE OBAMA'S OBESITY INITIATIVE: “She’s trying to bring attention to [obesity] and that’s a start,” adding that he does not believe the initiative has any underlying intent to demonize or harm food companies.
 
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES Agriculture; Financial Services

 

VOTING RECORD ON ABA KEY VOTES:

Childers, Travis (D)
Mississippi Congressional District 1
100%
BACKGROUND: Rep. Childers is a small business owner, and a realtor by trade. He took office in May 2008, and he is up for re-election this November.  Learn more about him and his positions at http://childers.house.gov/

 

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Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY)

ABA Meet & Greet Series


The ABA Government Relations and Political Involvement Teams work together to form relationships with legislators in a number of ways, one of which is hosting informal "Meet & Greets." These functions are typically held at ABA Headquarters in Washington, DC.  Meet & Greets provide ABA members and partners in the Washington business community the opportunity to interact with Members of Congress in small groups. 

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2009-10 Meet and Greets
  • Rep. Travis Childers (D-MS-1)
  • Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA-5)
  • Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY-1) 
  • Rep. Bobby Bright (D-AL-2)
  • Rep. John Fleming (R-LA-4)
  • Rep. Parker Griffith (D-AL-5)
  • Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2)
  • Rep. Duncan Hunter, Jr. (R-CA-52)
  • Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH-5)
  • Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX-22)
  • Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL-18)

 


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