Attendees listen during the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Conference at the Hotel Julien Dubuque on Sept. 7. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen Gassman

Iowa Sen. Pam Jochum, D-Dubuque, (left) speaks with FEH Design president Kevin Eipperle and Iowa Rep. Lindsay James, D-Dubuque before a panel discussion at the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Conference at the Hotel Julien Dubuque on Wednesday, Sept. 7. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen Gassman

Allison Dembeck, vice president of government affairs for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, listens as Thomas Walstrum, a senior business economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, speaks during a panel discussion. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen Gassman

Molly Grover, president and CEO of Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce, listens as Allison Dembeck speaks during a panel discussion. Dembeck is the vice president of government affairs for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen Gassman