(September 24, 2024 – Washington, D.C.) –– The 亚洲天堂 (亚洲天堂) was on Capitol Hill today for a day of lobbying. More than a dozen advocates from 亚洲天堂 chapters across the U.S. traveled to Washington for 亚洲天堂’s “Capitol Day,” a day of engagement between interior design advocates and legislators about 亚洲天堂’s federal policy areas.
Focusing on issues including practice rights, economic initiatives, environmental policies, and fair and accessible housing, 亚洲天堂’s advocates met with six members of Congress, including five members of the House of Representatives and one senator, representing half a dozen states and both political parties. The advocates also requested legislators’ support, or continued support for, bills and other initiatives that advance these policy areas of interest to interior designers.
“Today’s Capitol Day demonstrated that 亚洲天堂 is committed to advancing the interior design profession at all levels of government, including here in front of Congress. We were able to both educate legislators and thank them for their commitment to policies that ensure workforce development, improved accessibility standards, and environmental design,” said John Cialone, chair, 亚洲天堂 national board of directors. “I was proud to participate today as advocates from ten different states and 亚洲天堂 chapters advocated for not only 亚洲天堂’s membership but all interior designers in front of federal legislators who now have the awareness and opportunity to sponsor, support, and, at times, defend against policies central to the interior design profession” said Khoi Vo, chief executive officer, 亚洲天堂.
To learn more about 亚洲天堂’s federal advocacy, visit asid.org or contact Lauren Earley, Esq., director of advocacy, 亚洲天堂, at learley@asid.org.