WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As critical domestic
policy issues start to take center stage in Congress, thousands of
municipal leaders will gather to discuss how federal policies are affecting
their communities during the National League of Cities' (NLC) Congressional
City Conference in Washington, D.C., March 10-14, at the Washington Hilton
Hotel. NLC will release its Municipal Officials Opinion Survey at a press
conference on March 12, at 11 a.m.
NLC 2007 legislative priorities will be a key focus throughout the
conference and during meetings between local government leaders and their
Members of Congress. Continued federal funding for crucial local programs,
comprehensive immigration reform, fair telecom reform that keeps local
cable local and increased affordable housing coupled with a responsible
finance system are the key issues NLC and its members plan to work on with
the new Congress.
At general sessions scheduled Monday, March 12, and Tuesday, March 13,
key Administration officials, top Congressional leadership, and prominent
broadcasters will offer insight on a range of issues crucial to how local
governments can effectively serve their constituents.
Opening News Conference:
-- Monday, March 12, 11 a.m. EDT. State Room
-- Bart Peterson, Mayor, Indianapolis, Ind., NLC President
-- Cynthia McCollum, Council Member, Madison, Ala., NLC First Vice
President
-- Kathleen M. Novak, Mayor, Northglenn, Colo. NLC Second Vice
President
-- Topics: Release of Municipal Officials Opinion Survey, NLC
legislative priorities in the new Congress, conference overview
Conference General Sessions:
-- Opening General Session. Monday, March 12, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. EDT.
International Ballroom Center & East
-- NLC President Bart Peterson, Mayor, Indianapolis, Ind.
-- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md), Majority Leader, U.S. House of
Representatives
-- David Gergen, Editor-at-Large, U.S. News and World Report; Director,
Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University
-- Monday Afternoon General Session. Monday, March 12, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
EDT. International Ballroom Center & East
-- Mary E. Peters, secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
-- Congressman James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.), Chairman, House
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
-- Tuesday Morning General Session. Tuesday, March 13, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
EDT. International Ballroom Center & East
-- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.)
-- Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.)
-- Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.)
-- Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.)
-- Closing General Session. Tuesday, March 13, 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. EDT.
International Ballroom Center & East
-- George Stephanopoulos, political analyst and correspondent, ABC News
Workshops of Note:
-- Taking Your Message to the Hill and Beyond: The Power of the Local
Official. Tuesday, March 13, 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. EDT. Jefferson
East
-- Louis Stokes, former Member, U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC
-- Jack Beuchner, former Member, U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC
-- Building Healthy Communities: Forging Partnerships to Reduce Childhood
Obesity. Tuesday, March 13, 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. EDT. Lincoln East
-- Dr. Gail Christopher, Director, Health Policy Institute, Center for
Joint Political and Economic Studies, Washington, DC
-- Diane Neighbors, Council Member, Nashville, Tenn.
-- Emptying Pockets: How Debt and Predatory Lenders are Attacking Your
City. Monday, March 12, 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. EDT. Military
-- Tamara Draut, Director of the Economic Opportunity Program, Demos: A
Network for Ideas and Action, New York, New York
-- Josh Nassar, Vice President, Center for Responsible Lending,
Washington, DC
-- Cool Communities/Clean Communities: Cities Leading The Way. Tuesday,
March 13, 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. EDT. Lincoln West
-- Paul Ferguson, Chair, Arlington County Board, Arlington, Va.
-- Emily English, Green Buildings Program Manager, National Association
of Homebuilders, Washington, DC
-- Representative, Austin Energy, Austin, Tex.
-- Violent Crime and Gang Prevention: Recent Trends, Federal and City
Responses Monday, March 12, 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. EDT. Lincoln West
-- Chuck Wexler, Executive Director, Police Executive Research Forum,
Washington, DC
-- John A. Calhoun, President, HopeMatters, former President and CEO,
National Crime Prevention Council
-- Nelson Peacock, Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC
-- Telecommunications: Protecting Local Control in the Future. Monday,
March 12, 1:45 - 3:15 p.m. EDT. Lincoln East
-- Gloria Tristani, former FCC Commissioner, Washington, DC
-- Ken Fellman, Mayor, Arvada, Colo.
-- Alan Fischell, Attorney, Arent Fox, Washington, DC
-- The Federal Role in Education Reform. Monday, March 12, 1:45 - 3:15
p.m. EDT. Monroe West
-- Rosa Aronson, Ph.D., Director, Advocacy and Strategic Alliances,
National Association of Secondary School Principals
-- Mary Kusler, Assistant Director, Government Relations, American
Association of School Administrators
-- Sharon Simmons, Director of Human and Civil Rights, National
Education Association (NEA)
-- Managing Your City's Rising Pension and Health Care Liabilities.
Monday, March 12, 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. EDT. Jefferson East
-- Kathy Harm, Senior Advisor, ICMA Retirement Corporation, Washington,
DC
-- Lee Feldman, City Manager, Palm Beach, Florida
-- Parry Young, Director of Public Finance Ratings, Standard and Poor's
-- Building Communities One House at a Time; Monday, March 12, 1:45 - 3:15
p.m. EDT. Monroe East
-- Vince O'Donnell, LISC Preservation Initiative, Washington, DC
-- Representative from the Center for Responsible Lending, Washington,
DC
-- In Pursuit of Affordable Housing: New Realities and New Solutions
Tuesday, March 13, 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. EDT. Monroe East
-- Janice Thompson, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Washington, DC
-- Susan Asmus, National Association of Homebuilders, Washington, DC
-- Representative of the Mortgage Bankers Association, Washington, DC
-- Dough Garret, Fannie Mae, Washington, DC
-- Focus on Immigration: Local Government Successes and Challenges.
Tuesday, March 13, 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. EDT. Hemisphere
-- Lester Heitke, Mayor, Willmar, Minn.
-- Lisa Thakkar, New Americans Policy Project Coordinator, Chicago,
Ill.
-- Building Partnerships for Emergency Preparedness Monday, March 12,
1:45 - 3:15 p.m. EDT. Hemisphere
-- Connie Sprynczynatyk, Executive Director, North Dakota League of
Cities, Bismarck, N.D.
-- Charles Chambers, Senior Vice President for Security and Economic
Affairs, Airports Council International, Washington, DC
-- Casey Long, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), Washington, DC
-- Unraveling Your Choices for Emergency Communication Solutions. Monday,
March 12, 1:45 - 3:15 p.m. EDT. Military
-- John M. R. Kneuer, Assistant Secretary for Communications and
Information, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC
-- Marilyn Praisner, Council Member, Montgomery County Council, (MD) &
Chair, SAFECOM Executive Council, Washington, DC
-- Chris Essid, Commonwealth Interoperability Coordinator, Office of
Comnonwealth Preparedness, Richmond, Virginia
-- Yucel Ors, Director of Legislative Affairs; Association of Public
Safety Communications Officers, Washington, DC
-- Airport Noise. Monday, March 12, 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. EDT. Hemisphere
-- NLC members discuss federal aviation policy and noise programs
-- Transportation: Framing the Agenda for Future Programs/Future Choices.
Monday, March 12, 1:45 - 3:15 p.m. EDT. Lincoln West
-- Representative, House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, US House of Representatives, Washington, DC
-- Anne Canby, President, Surface Transportation Policy Partnership,
Washington, DC
-- Janet Kavinoky, Director, Transportation Infrastructure, US Chamber
of Commerce, Washington, DC
Policy Committee Meetings:
-- FCC Order Update. Information Technology and Communications (ITC)
Policy and Advocacy Meeting. Sunday, March 11, 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. EDT*.
Cabinet Room
*Note: The ITC Policy and Advocacy Meeting complete meeting is
scheduled from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT. The FCC Order Update
will occur during the above stated time.
-- Block Grants: The Changing Relationship Between the Federal Government
and Cities; Community and Economic Development (CED) Policy and
Advocacy Meeting. Sunday, March 11, 10:00 a.m. EDT*. International
Ballroom West
-- Douglas Rice, Housing Policy Analyst, Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities, Washington, DC
*Note: The CED Policy and Advocacy Meeting complete meeting is
scheduled from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT. Mr. Rice will give his
remarks at approximately 10:00 a.m. EDT.
-- Emergency Communications: Governance Barriers to Achieving
Interoperability. Public Safety and Crime Prevention (PSCP) Policy and
Advocacy Committee Meeting. Sunday, March 11, 1:40 - 2:10 p.m. EDT*.
International Ballroom Center
-- Yucel Ors, Director of Legislative Affairs, Association of Public
Safety Communications Officers, Washington, DC
*Note: The PSCP Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting is scheduled
from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. EDT. Mr. Ors will give his remarks at
approximately 1:40 p.m. EDT.
-- Violent Crime Trends. Public Safety and Crime Prevention (PSCP) Policy
and Advocacy Committee Meeting. Sunday, March 11, 2:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
EDT*. International Ballroom Center
-- Chuck Wexler, Executive Director., Police Executive Research Forum,
Washington, DC
*Note: The PSCP Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting is scheduled
from 1:30 -4:30 p.m. EDT. Mr. Wexler will give his remarks at
approximately 2:10 p.m. EDT.
-- Congestion Relief. Transportation and Infrastructure Services (TIS)
Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting. Sunday, March 11, 9:30 a.m.
EDT*. International Ballroom Center
-- Tyler Duvall, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
*NOTE: The TIS Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting is scheduled
from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. Mr. Duvall will give his remarks at
approximately 9:30 a.m. EDT.
-- Advancing Quality Pre-K in All States. Human Development (HD) Policy
and Advocacy Committee Meeting. Sunday, March 11, 1:45 p.m. EDT*.
Conservatory
-- Sara Watson, Senior Program Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts,
Washington, DC
*Note: The HD Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting is scheduled
from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. EDT. Ms. Watson will give her remarks at
approximately 1:45 p.m. EDT.
-- Energy Efficiency - What Cities Are Doing and What Cities and the EPA
Can Do Together. Energy, Environment and Natural Resources (EENR)
Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting. Sunday, March 11, 2:45 p.m.
EDT*. Cabinet
-- Julie Rosenberg, Branch Chief, State and Local Clean Energy
Programs, U. S. EPA, Washington, DC
-- Rebecca White, Policy Advisor to the Director, Transportation and
Climate Division, OTAQ, U. S. EPA, Washington, DC
*Note: The EENR Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting is scheduled
from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. EDT. Ms. Rosenberg and Ms. White will give
their remarks at approximately 2:45 p.m. EDT.
-- Federal Deficit and Debt. Finance, Administration, and
Intergovernmental Relations (FAIR) Policy and Advocacy Committee
Meeting. Sunday, March 11, 2:15 p.m. EDT*. International Ballroom West
-- Paul Posner, Director of Master's in Public Administration Program,
George Mason University
*Note: The FAIR Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting is scheduled
from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. EDT. Mr. Posner will give her remarks at
approximately 1:45 p.m. EDT.
For further information on conference events and updated speaker lists,
go to
http://www.nlc.org/newsroom/press_room/conference_press_releases/7086.cfm
NLC media credentials are required to attend all conference events. Media
can register through the website in advance or on-site at the conference.
Contact Sherry Conway Appel at 202-626-3003 or Laura Sweeney at
202-626-3051 for additional information. From Saturday, March 10 to
Wednesday, March 14, contact the Congressional City Conference Press
Headquarters at 202-797-4844 for information.
Contact: Sherry Conway Appel, +1-202-626-3003, or Laura Sweeney,
+1-202-626-3051, both of the National League of Cities
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CONTACT:
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