WASHINGTON, March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- NLC's annual Congressional City Conference gathers more
than 2,000 officials and delegates from cities and towns across the
country to advocate for city priorities with Congress and the
Administration. NLC's 2015 federal priorities include:
supporting online tax fairness, investing in
transportation and infrastructure and protecting municipal
bonds. Many city officials attending the conference will also
participate in a town hall conversation about race, equity and the
role of city leaders.
Members of the media are asked to contact Tom Martin at martin@nlc.org for conference
registration.
WHEN: Saturday, March 7 –
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
WHERE: Marriott Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Road, NW;
Washington, D.C. 20008
SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS:
Monday Morning General Session (9:00 – 10:30 a.m.)
- NLC President Ralph Becker,
mayor, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Mignon Clyburn, FCC
Commissioner
*Please note: NBC's Chuck Todd
will also provide remarks; his remarks are closed to press.
Monday Afternoon General Session (3:30 – 5:00 p.m.)
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh
Johnson
- Panel Discussion, moderated by Mayor Ralph Becker. Participants include:
- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx
- U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest
Moniz
- EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.
Moderated by NLC President Mayor Ralph
Becker.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally
Jewell will also provide remarks.
Tuesday Morning Workshop: The Sharing Economy: Social
Implications of a New Business Model (10:30
a.m. – 12:15 p.m.)
Hear from elected officials and thought leaders on how the
shared economy impacts workers, their earnings and their ability to
support themselves and their families. Learn about the economic
impacts of this new model, how it plays out in existing labor
markets and how cities are grappling with these outcomes.
Moderator: Emily Badger,
Reporter, The Washington Post
- Matthew Appelbaum, mayor,
Boulder, Colo.
- Maureen Conway, vice president,
The Aspen Institute
- Matthew Feeney, policy analyst,
Cato Institute
- Adie Tomer, associate fellow,
Brookings Institution
Tuesday Afternoon General Session (12:00 p.m. – 2:00
p.m.)
Panel discussion moderated by Juan
Williams (FOX News):
- Donna Brazile: Democratic
political strategist
- Ed Gillespie: Republican
political strategist
U.S. Labor Sec. Thomas Perez will
also provide remarks.
Tuesday Afternoon: Race, Equity and Leadership (R.E.A.L.)
Town Hall Event (2:15 – 4:15
p.m.)
Recent events have prompted many city leaders to examine the
critical issues of race and equity and how it impacts our society.
In this town hall event, city and community leaders will examine
how racial biases affect communities, policies, systems and
structures including law enforcement and the criminal justice
system.
Moderator: Juan Williams (FOX
News)
- Panel Discussion:
- Mayor Karen Freeman Wilson,
Gary, Ind.
- Vice Mayor Suzanne Chan,
Freemont, Calif.
- Councilmember Matt Zone, Cleveland,
Ohio (NLC 2nd vice president)
- Julie Nelson, director, Local
and Regional Government Alliance for Race and Equity
- Sherman Justice, Black Youth
Vote Fellow, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
Wednesday Capitol Hill Briefing (9:30 – 10:30 a.m.)
WHAT: NLC leadership will hold a Capitol Hill event on
the critical importance of passing a long-term, multi-modal
transportation bill that ensures local governments have control
over decision-making in their communities.
WHO:
- NLC President Ralph Becker,
National League of Cities
- NLC Transportation & Infrastructure Services Chair
Robert Bauman, alderman,
Milwaukee, Wisc.
- NLC Transportation & Infrastructure Services Vice Chair
Patrick Wojahn, councilmember,
College Park, Md.
WHERE: Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium and Atrium
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SOCIAL MEDIA: The hashtag for the conference is: #NLCDC.
Please follow National League of Cities on Twitter at
@leagueofcities.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: The entire conference is open to the
press, including general sessions and workshops. For a preliminary
schedule, please click here.
WEBSITES
- National League of Cities: http://www.nlc.org
- Congressional Conference: http://ccc.nlc.org
MEDIA CONTACT: To RSVP for the Congressional City
Conference and for more information or to arrange interviews,
please contact:
- Tom Martin, 202-626-3186,
martin@nlc.org
The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping
city leaders build better communities. NLC is a resource and
advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more
than 218 million Americans.
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