Originally Posted by juvi

So.. there were about 10 different smaller groups and we were all meeting with diff offices.
Every single office I personally met with was very supportive... If I recall we had 6 Rs and 2 Dems on our schedule. The main point we were trying to convey was the sense of urgency and the need to have legislative fix this year. However, the response from them (R's) was that their priority for this year is Tax Reform. I know that's not something we want to hear but it was something that was repeated a couple of times throughout the day. Some of them were more specific saying that they know they need to address this but it won't be until Feb/March. Obviously we pushed back on that, some staffers were "moved" and mentioned they would stress the urgency up the chain.

All in all, meetings were very good... I know we've been hopeful that with the Budget Deal Dems can get something in return but it looks like they will be doing some sort of extension.

I'm kind of exhausted so if you have more questions let me know.