Earlier this year Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ) reached out to the AARC and requested a detailed briefing on the respiratory profession and our legislative agenda. NJ leadership meet with the Congressman at his New Jersey office and later in Washington DC. Congressman Andrews is a co-sponsor of HR 2619, The Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act. When the congressman learned he’d be in Southern California on government business this week, he requested an opportunity to come to Anaheim and meet with AARC and the New Jersey Society for Respiratory Care leadership. Congressman Andrews will also have a VIP tour of the exhibits. We are pleased he will visit us today.