It's great to have my Democratic colleague @RepLBR in #IL13 this week. She's here as part of the American Congressional Exchange through the Bipartisan Policy Center. Lisa represents Delaware at-large and last year, I visited her district.
This is a great program that allows us to visit other members' districts to gain perspective & appreciation for our colleagues on the other side of the aisle. We've been discussing areas where we can work together: ag, transportation, growing our economy, & others.
Some of the stops we made yesterday were:
✅@GROWMARK to discuss agriculture needs throughout the country
✅@UIResearchPark to learn about #AgTech
✅Shambaugh Farm to discuss hemp and recent policy changes in the 2018 Farm Bill
✅@tateandlyleplc in Decatur to discuss #agjobs
Photos from day 2 of my bipartisan congressional exchange w/ @RepLBR:
✔️Touring @CaterpillarInc Decatur discussing workforce training
✔️Visiting @ALPLM in Springfield
✔️Touring the @biofuelresearch at @SIUE
✔️Mtg w/ IL State House members
And last but not least of our stops:
✔️Discussing the opioid epidemic in our rural areas at the Macoupin County Health Department, which has a Recovery Center for substance abuse.
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