TRSA recently hosted bipartisan talks regarding issues critical to the linen, uniform and facility services industry’s continued economic growth, including infrastructure investment, labor and immigration reform with U.S. Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) and Carol Miller (R-WV). While both lawmakers understand the importance of these issues for business, neither was optimistic that anything would get done prior to the 2020 elections.

Rep. O’Halleran, a former Chicago homicide detective and small-business owner, is entering his second term and first as Blue Dog Coalition co-chair for policy. His constituents represent a diverse base concerned about healthcare, drug prices and the lack of cooperation ...