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Statements from the 2010 NACo 'Legislative Conference'
Jobs and economic recovery will be the main focus for more than 2,000 elected and appointed county officials from around the country, during the National Association of Counties' "2010 Legislative Conference", being held March 6th-10th in Washington, D.C.
During the five-day conference, county officials will discuss NACo's "2010 Key Legislative Priorities", meet with Obama-administration officials and members of Congress, and hear from prominent national leaders and commentators.
In addition, NACo's 11 steering committees will meet during the conference, to review and make recommendations on issues and legislation 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 focused on specific needs of large urban counties and rural counties.
We are offering soundbites from many of the participants; statements are available in 96 kbps only.
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Sonoma County,
Calif., Supervisor and NACo President Valerie Brown (two bites; 1:43 total)
Tarrant County,
Texas, Judge and NACo President-Elect Glen Whitley (four bites; 1:31
total)
Athens County,
Ohio, Commissioner and NACo First Vice President Lenny Eliason (two bites;
:53 total)
