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1 0 Pallet C e nt ral • No vem be r-D e cem be r 2 0 26 PLAY POLICY AT L ong before he ran for public office, Congressman Michael Rulli (R-OH-6) was learning the family business behind a grocery counter in the Mahoning Valley. He grew up in Rulli Bros. Market, the century-old store his family built in Youngstown, Ohio. After years at the deli counter and in the checkout lane, he knew his customers and the everyday worries they carried, like stretching a dollar until payday. ose conversations taught him that decisions made in Washington show up at the kitchen table and in the account books of every small business. He brings that lesson to Washington as a champion for small businesses and for easing the regulatory and tax burdens that weigh on entrepreneurs. "Northeast Ohio taught me the value of hard work, family, and community," said Rep. Rulli. "I also saw firsthand what happens when factories close and good-paying jobs leave. ose experiences gave me a deep appreciation for the people who get up every day, punch the clock, run a business, raise a family, and keep our communities moving." From Italy to Ohio e Rulli family story began with two brothers, Nicola and Frank Rulli, who crossed the Atlantic from a small seaside village in Calabria, Italy, around the turn of the last century. ey worked on local farms and in the steel mills and saved what they could. In 1917, they opened a fresh produce market in Youngstown and carried on a family trade their forefathers had kept alive in Italy for years. Over the decades that followed, each new generation built on what came before. e small storefront became a full-service Two Family Businesses, One Supply Chain CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL RULLI VISITS IRON CITY WOOD PRODUCTS BY KATE DOHERTY

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