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10 • July 11, 2016 • Powersports Business NEWS www.PowersportsBusiness.com Members of Congress receive MIC Chairman's Award The Motorcycle Industry Council hosted its annual Capitol Hill Fly-In in May. The event is designed to connect MIC member com- pany representatives with their members of Congress to discuss issues affecting the pow- ersports industry. MIC also took advantage of the opportunity to recognize key members of Congress with MIC Chairman's Awards. Over two days, MIC member company rep- resentatives took part in more than 40 meetings with members of Congress and their staffs from 15 states. Fly-In participants visited Congres- sional offices rep- resenting districts and states where the companies have key facilities. Also participating w e r e m e m b e r s of MIC's Dealer Advisory Council, who articulated the perspective o f r e t a i l e r s i n the powersports industry. MIC's senior vice president, Government Relations, Kathy Van Kleeck said, "The heart of the MIC Capitol Hill Fly- In is the meetings that MIC arranges between industry representatives and their members of Congress. Our goal is for members of Congress to be aware of their constituents who are in the powersports industry and to recognize the important economic impact these companies have in the retail marketplace, the creation of jobs and in the recreation economy. The mem- ber companies who participated included man- ufacturers, dealers, aftermarket companies, credit processors and enthusiast and industry press, so we feel we were able to convey the full breadth of our industry to decision makers." This year's Fly-In also provided an opportu- nity for MIC to recognize key members of Con- gress who have been instrumental in protecting the safety of recreational off-highway vehicle drivers and passengers. The original House and Senate sponsors of the ROV In-depth Examination Act (RIDE Act) were presented with MIC Chairman's Awards in Capitol Hill hearing rooms. MIC's Chairman of the Board of Directors Den- nis McNeal presented Representatives Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and Collin Peterson, (D-MN) and Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) with the awards which recognized their "Outstanding Efforts to Pro- tect the Safety of Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Enthusiasts." PSB MIC hosts Capitol Hill Fly-In for industry members Members of the MIC Dealer Advisory Council with U.S. Representative Frank Guinta (R-NH) (4th from left). (From left to right) Rick Alcon of R & S Powersports Group in New Mexico; Sandy Stroope of Boat World Honda Polaris (Arkansas); Bob Althoff of A.D. Far- row Co. Harley-Davidson (Ohio); Guinta; MIC chair Dennis McNeal; Ryan Rusbuldt, staff member for Rep. Guinta; Kim Harrison of Coleman Powersports in Virginia and Jerry Lenz of Beaverton Motorcycles in Oregon. Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and MIC's Dennis McNeal Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and MIC's Dennis McNeal Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) and MIC's Dennis McNeal MIC's Dennis McNeal, Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), Paul Vitrano of Polaris and JR Burke of Polaris