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The Washington Education Fund (WEF)
AED in Washington The Washington Education Fund (WEF), which is supported entirely by corporate contributions from AED members, provides resources to help support and advance AED's work in the nation's capital.

The WEF is funded entirely by contributions from AED member companies (i.e., corporate money may be used) and supports all aspects of our work in the nation's capital. Over the past year, your WEF contributions were used to:
  • Publish AED's new Tier IV diesel handbook. AED WEF money was used to create a handbook to help you understand what recent EPA regulatory changes mean for your company.

  • Strengthen local groups. WEF money allowed members of our Washington team to travel to AED local group meetings to raise the visibility of the association's work on Capitol Hill and get more distributors focused on government affairs.

  • Support industry coalitions. AED works closely with construction and business allies to promote government policies that expand your markets and decrease your costs of doing business. Notably, AED has continued its support for the Business Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) and the National Utility Contractors Association's (NUCA) clean water public relations initiative.

  • Provide tools for grassroots action. Thanks to the WEF, AED's new AEDaction.org Web site further improves AED's grassroots, direct lobbying, and fundraising capabilities.

  • Publish AED's updated State Equipment Distributor Laws compilation. This month, and thanks to your WEF contributions, AED released the 6th edition of this publication designed to provide a better understanding of a dealer's basic legal rights and obligations under state statutes.

  • Initiate the AED Highway Infrastructure Task Force (HIT). HIT will allow AED to be more visible and influential in the infrastructure area by expanding the role AED plays in the ongoing highway reauthorization battle.
AED's work in Washington is very important to the success of our businesses. I hope you will join me and your other industry colleagues in contributing to the WEF.