Continuing the House Freshman Meet and Greet series, ABA hosted Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) on Oct. 11 for an informal discussion on food industry issues.
Rep. Ellmers never saw herself as a politician, nor dreamed that she would be elected to federal office, but felt the call to action as she saw her industry and life’s work coming under attack. In 2009, she and her husband attended a town hall meeting on President Obama’s health care plan and came away distraught over the government’s impending takeover of patients’ rights and punishment of small businesses.
Since being elected to Congress in 2010, Ellmers has been appointed to the House Committees on Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, and Small Business – where she chairs the Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology.
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