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NACo Members Hit Capitol Hill on Priority Issues
Officials representing counties from eight states--Illinois, Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, Georgia, North Carolina, Washington, and Florida--participated in the National Association of Counties' Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC) "fly-in", June 19-21, in Washington, D.C.
Participants met with members of Congress on LUCC's 2007 legislative priorities and other issues important to the nation's largest counties.
Priority issues include increased funding for homeland-security and public-safety programs, the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDGB), and workforce-related programs. Also, LUCC members strongly advocate for repeal of the non-wage three-percent withholding-tax requirement on county purchases (H.R. 1023), and defeat of proposed legislation (H.R. 811) requiring all counties to overhaul their elections equipment and procedures, in time for the 2008 presidential election.
We are offering soundbites from many of the participants; statements are available in 96 kbps only.
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NACo President
and Blue Earth County, Minn., Commissioner Colleen Landkamer (:44)
NACo
President-Elect and Oakland County, Mich., Commissioner Eric Coleman (:22)
Miami-Dade
County, Fla., Commissioner, Sally Heyman (:31)
Tarrant County,
Tex., Judge Glen Whitley (:45)
Ramsey County,
Minn., Commissioner Jim McDonough (:18)
DeKalb County,
Ga., Commissioner Burrell Ellis (:32)
Wake County,
N.C., Commissioner Kenn Gardner (:21)
Mecklenburg
County, N.C., Commissioner Norman Mitchell (:18)
Whatcom County,
Wash., Executive Pete Kremen (:21)
