Meetings Mean Business Urges Congressman Fitzpatrick to Fix Punitive Anti-Travel Legislation

H.R. 2810 | August 6, 2015

Misguided legislation threatens to reduce government efficiency and effectiveness and undermine the government's ability to serve taxpayer interests Washington, DC - This week, Meetings Mean Business (MMB) sent a letter to Representative Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), urging him to fix the Stay in Place, Cut the Waste Act of 2015 (H.R. 2810). Rep. Fitzpatrick introduced the legislation on June 17 to replace up to 50 percent of all government business travel with videoconferencing as a substitute for face-to-face meetings. "We are deeply concerned with the provisions of this bill," said David Peckinpaugh, MMB co-chair and president of Marit...