The credit union industry is in full-court press over a possible vote in the Senate to expand member business lending. Congress' spring break could have allowed credit unions a lobbying breather had it not been for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's promise for a vote on the member business lending bill.

However, the spring recess is a great opportunity for executives and volunteers to visit members of Congress in their home states, on your turf and with local small businesses.

As you can see from the letter to the editor on page 13 from the Independent Community Bankers of America, credit unions have struck a nerve, and the bankers are afraid credit unions might actually push the bill through this time.

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