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NGA Testimony
April 24, 2013

April 24, 2013 testimony by Travis Reindl, Program Director, Education Division, NGA Center for Best Practices before the House Education and the Workforce Committee Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training for a hearing titled “Keeping College Within Reach: Enhancing Transparency for Students, Families and Taxpayers”.

March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013 testimony by David Parkhurst, Director, NGA Economic Development & Commerce Committee, before the House Committee on Ways and Means for a hearing titled "Tax Reform and Tax Provisions Affecting State and Local Governments."

February 26, 2013

February 26, 2013 testimony by NGA Chair, Delaware Governor Jack Markell, before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions for a hearing titled “State Leadership and Innovation in Disability Employment.”

August 01, 2012

August 1, 2012 hearing statement submitted by the National Governors Association to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for a hearing entitled “Marketplace Fairness: Leveling the Playing Field forSmall Business”.

July 24, 2012

July 24, 2012 testimony by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam before the House Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on H.R. 3179, “The Marketplace Equity Act of 2011”.

July 12, 2012

July 12, 2012 testimony by Council of Governors Co-Chair, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, before the House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness for a hearing titled "Department of the Air Force aircraft force structure reductions proposed in the 2013 President's budget request"

April 26, 2012

April 26, 2012 testimony by Governors' Homeland Security Advisors Council Vice Chairman Jim Davis, on behalf of NGA, before the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications for a hearing titled "Ensuring the Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Transparency of Homeland Security Grants (Part II): Stakeholder Perspectives".

April 25, 2012

April 25, 2012 hearing statement submitted by NGA to the Senate Committee on Finance for a hearing titled "Tax Reform: What It Means for State and Local Tax and Fiscal Policy".

March 21, 2012

March 21, 2012 testimony by NGA Director of Federal Relations David Quam, on behalf of NGA, before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security for a hearing titled "Secure Identification: The REAL ID Act's Minimum Standards for Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards".

November 29, 2011

November 30, 2011 hearing statement submitted to the House Judiciary Committee for a hearing titled "Constitutional Limitations on States’ Authority to Collect Sales Taxes in E-Commerce".

February 15, 2011

February 16, 2011 testimony by Delaware Governor Jack Markell before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for a hearing titled "Safeguarding Our Future: Building a Nationwide network for First Responders”

February 02, 2011

February 3, 2011 testimony (by NGA Executive Director Ray Scheppach) before the Senate Committee on Budget for a hearing on challenges for the nation in achieving an economic recovery.

September 22, 2010
September 23, 2010 testimony submitted by NGA for the record for the Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled "Keeping Us Safe: The Need for a Nationwide Public Safety Network".
April 14, 2010
April 15, 2010 testimony (by Governor Douglas) before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law for a hearing titled "State Taxation: The Impact of Congressional Legislation on State and Local Government Revenues".
December 15, 2009

December 16, 2009 testimony (by NGA Executive Director Ray Scheppach) before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security for a hearing titled “Tools to Combat Deficits and Waste: Enhanced Rescission Authority”.

December 09, 2009

December 10, 2009 testimony (by Matt Salo, Director of the NGA Health and Human Services Committee) before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery for a hearing titled "Children and Disasters: A Progress Report on Addressing Needs”.
 

October 26, 2009

October 27, 2009 testimony submitted for the record by the National Governors Association to the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness & Response for a hearing titled “Preparedness: What has $29 billion in homeland security grants bought and how do we know?”.

October 25, 2009

October 26, 2009 testimony submitted by NGA Executive Director Ray Scheppach to the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support for a hearing titled “The Safety Net’s Response to the Recession”.

July 26, 2009

July 27, 2009 testimony (by Brigadier General Donald P. Dunbar, Adjutant General, State of Wisconsin, on behalf of the National Governors Association) before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, during a hearing entitled “Post-Katrina: What it Takes to Cut the Bureaucracy and Assure a More Rapid Response After a Catastrophic Disaster”.

July 14, 2009

July 15, 2009 testimony by Vermont Governor Jim Douglas, on behalf of NGA, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on PASS ID.

July 14, 2009
July 15, 2009 testimony by NGA Director of Federal Relations David Quam, on behalf of NGA, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on PASS ID.
July 07, 2009

July 8, 2009 testimony submitted by the National Governors Association to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for a hearing entitled "Tracking the Money: Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse of Recovery Act Funding"

June 23, 2009

June 24, 2009 testimony by NGA Executive Director Ray Scheppach before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Energy and Commerce on comprehensive health reform.

June 10, 2009

June 11, 2009 testimony by NGA Executive Director Ray Scheppach before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on health care reform.

June 02, 2009

June 3, 2009 testimony by NGA Center for Best Practices Director John Thomasian before the Senate Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local & Private Sector Preparedness & Integration on “Pandemic Influenza: Closing the Gaps”.