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This Month in DC Overview: March 2025
March 27, 2025 | 2 minute read
This Month in DC Overview
Alex Ayers gives us an overview of the most important things going on in DC this month. Highlights of this month's This Month in DC Newsletter:
HARDI's Congressional Fly-in is May 19-20. If you're still on the fence about making the investment for the future of the HVACR industry, check out these HARDI Member testimonials about Fly-in:
President Trump plans to make a tariff announcement on April 2, 2025.
Learn more about the 2025 tariffs with HARDI's 2025 Tariff Tracker and explore some additional resources about HTS codes for specific information on affected imports.
We saw two state issues that HARDI clarified for members and HVACR professionals:
Find out more that's going on in DC with Alex Ayers and Todd Titus!
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Alex Ayers
Alex Ayers is the Vice President of Government Affairs for Heating, Air-conditioning, & Refrigeration Distributors International. As a recovering political nerd and current policy wonk, Alex is HARDI’s primary lobbyist and regulatory expert. Growing up in Iowa, Alex was exposed early to local politics through the first in the nation Iowa Caucuses, participating as a county caucus delegate to develop the grassroots planks that go into creating the party platform. Since moving to Washington, DC, Alex has spent over a decade lobbying, publishing papers, and testifying in various policy areas, including taxes, energy, environment, agriculture, and economics. His research has been cited by organizations such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Tax Foundation.
Expertise: HVACR Policy, Government Affairs, and Political Advocacy
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Todd Titus
Todd Titus, J.D. is HARDI's Director of State and Public Affairs. As the lead of HARDI's new state affairs department, Todd monitors legislative and regulatory issues across all 50 states to inform HARDI membership about the legislation that impacts the industry. Along with informing membership of key issues, Todd also spearheads grassroots initiatives, advocates before elected officials, and networks in person with relevant stakeholders.
