Federated Members Advocate for REPAIR Act

Members and executives with Federated Auto Parts traveled to Washington D.C. last week to discuss the REPAIR Act with senate and congressional personnel at Capitol Hill, according to a press release.

Ashlee Arnold, vice president of Arnold Oil Company of Austin, met with the legislative staffs of Texas Representatives John Carter, Lloyd Doggett and Chip Roy and staff members for Senator John Cornyn’s office.

“All the meetings felt productive and I was impressed with the amount of knowledge and time the staffers put into understanding our concerns,” said Arnold. “One staffer said, ‘So if this doesn’t pass, my dad would no longer be able to fix my car as he did when I was young, correct?’”

Meanwhile, Cliff Hovis of Hovis Auto & Truck Supply was speaking with Pennsylvania Representatives Madeleine Dean and Mike Kelly and Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman.

The congressmen hadn’t signed on yet to HR906 but showed interest, with Representative Kelly having previously toured one of Hovis’s distribution centers. Though the bill hasn’t been introduced in the Senate yet, both senators also expressed interest in the legislation.

Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Member Relations Mike Allen, Federated CIO Marc Pappas, and Tom Bradley of Fisher Auto Parts all met with Virginia Representatives Ben Cline and Bob Good and staff members for Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner and Representatives Gerry Connolly, Morgan Griffith, Bobby Scott and Jennifer Wexton.

“Our time was well spent with lawmakers furthering the cause of consumer choice,” Allen said.