Statements from the 2011 NACo "Legislative Conference"

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Statements from the 2011 NACo 'Legislative Conference'

Jobs and the role of county governments in the economic recovery will be the primary focus for more than 1,500 elected and appointed county officials from around the country who are participating in the National Association of Counties' (NACo) "2011 Legislative Conference", which will be held March 5th-9th, in Washington, D.C.

During the five-day conference, county officials will hear from national leaders, consider policy resolutions on federal issues that affect local government, and meet with administration officials and members of Congress.

On Wednesday, March 9th, county officials will meet with their Congressional representatives on Capitol Hill. Counties are deeply concerned that federal deficit-reduction talks in Washington have focused too much on reductions to domestic discretionary-spending programs that will affect the American people.

NACo's 11 steering committees will meet during the conference to review and make recommendations on issues and legislation that are important to counties and communities. The issues that the committees cover include: justice and public safety; agriculture and rural affairs; taxes; environment and energy; telecommunications; economic and community development; healthcare, human services, education, labor, and employment; public lands; and transportation.

In addition to the steering committees, NACo has organized caucuses--the Rural Action Caucus (RAC) and the Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC)--to perform targeted advocacy efforts that are focused on specific needs of large urban counties and rural counties.

We are offering soundbites from many of the participants; statements are available in mp3PRO only. (Last updated on Thursday, March 10th; no more soundbites will be added.)