AOA president welcomes congressional leaders to Kentucky
June 27, 2011
AOA President Joe Ellis, O.D., recently welcomed key congressional leaders to Kentucky. Joined by leading OD volunteers, Dr. Ellis met with U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, at events surrounding the Kentucky Derby. The AOA delegation also included AOA Federal Keypersons Bill Reynolds, O.D., of Richmond, Ky., and Charles Nassauer, O.D., of Bogalusa, La.
Shown in the first photo, from left, are Dr. Reynolds, Sen. Vitter, Dr. Ellis and Dr. Nassauer. In the second photo, from left, are Dr. Reynolds, Speaker Boehner and Dr. Ellis. In the last photo, from left, are Dr. Ellis, Rep. Rogers, and Dr. Reynolds.
In the weeks since the record-breaking AOA Congressional Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C., Dr. Ellis and other AOA leaders and Federal Keypersons have been seeking out opportunities to continue to educate and inform members of Congress about optometry and build further support for the Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act (H.R. 1219) and other AOA-backed legislation. For more information on the AOA’s top legislative and regulatory priorities or to join the Federal Keyperson program and serve as a direct link to your elected representatives, contact Adam Weiss of the AOA Washington office at 800-365-2219 or aweiss@aoa.org.
