Association leaders make argument against proposal to restrict federal employees from widely attended trade group gatherings Graham Neely Naasz Shay During a Jan. 31 meeting with two White House officials, four association CEOs tried to drive home the consequences of barring federal employees from accepting free passes to trade shows and other events. National Retail Federation CEO Matt Shay said he pointed to his group’s annual convention in January, which was attended by more than 25,000 people, including many representatives of foreign governments. “It would make no sense at all for those countries to continue to send government… Read More