Community Alliance Fly In

Sun, bright blue skies and spring temperatures greeted us in Washington, D.C. when 27 or so members of the Community Alliance partnership arrived for the annual legislative lobbying trip March 16 - 17.

Although Health Care Reform was the hot topic of national discussion and congressional debate throughout our visit, we focused on St. Joseph community priorities during our individual conferences with Sixth District Congressman Sam Graves and Missouri Senators Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill.

Steve Johnson used feedback from last year to fine-tune the schedule so that we had lots of opportunities to talk with one another informally (several times during delicious meals ) as well as do some sightseeing during our 24 hours in the capitol.

***NOTE: Midwest Airlines now charges $25 to check a bag.  But you still get warm chocolate cookies in-flight.