WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 31, 2025) -- On December 31, 2025, the Trump Administration announced the release of 35,000 supplemental H-2B visas. Rosanna Maietta, President and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, made the following statement:

[Washington, D.C., December 19, 2025] — The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), the trade association that advocates for every segment of the hotel industry, has become the latest trade association to join the U.S. Food Waste Pact (Pact), a joint initiative led by ReFED and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to reduce food waste across the food system.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 17, 2025) – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), the leading voice representing all segments of the hotel industry, today issued the following statement from President & CEO Rosanna Maietta regarding the introduction of the American Franchise Act in the Senate.

In June 2014, Republican Study Committee Chairman Steve Scalise of Louisiana was elected House Majority Whip by his colleagues, and the Congressman selected Brett Horton to serve as Director of Floor Operations in the Whip's office.  In 2015, Brett was elevated to the role of Chief of Staff, replacing long-time Scalise Chief of Staff Lynnel Ruckert, a role he continued until

December 2025 when he departed the Majority Leader's office to assume the role of Chief Advocacy Officer for the American Hotel and Lodging Association.