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| Committee Letters: |
November 18, 2009
November 18, 2009 letter (from Governor Douglas and Governor Manchin) to House and Senate Leadership urging Congress to pass S. 1261, the “Providing for Additional Security in States’ Identification Act” (PASS ID), this year. |
November 3, 2009
November 3, 2009 letter (from the "Big Seven" organizations representing state and local government elected officials) to Secretary Janet Napolitano urging the Department of Homeland Security to reconsider its recent policy announcement restricting the use of preparedness grant funding for the sustainment of critical homeland security and emergency management capabilities. |
November 2, 2009
November 2, 2009 letter (from Governor Douglas and Governor Manchin) to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki requesting that the VA suspend implementation of section 211(a) of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-461) – commonly referred to as the 70% program – and review payment procedures to State Veterans Homes (SVH) to ensure that implementation does not have the unintended effect of reducing the accessibility of veterans with service-connected disabilities to the health care they deserve. |
October 19, 2009
October 19, 2009 letter (from Governor O'Malley and Governor Gibbons) to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano urging the Department of Homeland Security to revise its policy regarding the use of preparedness grant funding to allow for the sustainment of critical homeland security and emergency management capabilities. |
October 5, 2009
October 5, 2009 letter (from Governor O'Malley and Governor Gibbons) to Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison expressing thanks for their leadership in efforts to extend the statutory deadline for the Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grant Program to September 30, 2012. (Identical letter sent to U.S. Representative Jane Harman, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and Ranking Member Joe Barton). |
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| Executive Committee |
Ray Scheppach
Office of the Executive Director |
The NGA chair, vice chair and other members of the nine-person Executive Committee, who are elected annually, supervise the association's operations on behalf of the entire membership. NGA's Executive Committee (EC) has general authority over all policy issues and primary jurisdiction over issues involving federalism, homeland security, the federal budget, and federal tax policy. Governor James H. Douglas, Vermont—Chair
Governor Joe Manchin, West Virginia—Vice Chair
| Governor Sonny Perdue, Georgia
Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts
Governor Dave Heineman, Nebraska
Governor John Hoeven, North Dakota | | Governor Edward Rendell, Pennsylvania
Governor Phil Bredesen, Tennessee
Governor Christine O. Gregoire, Washington | |
Policy Reference:
NGA policies are the formal positions taken collectively by the governors to influence action by the federal government and to inform national debate on critical issues.
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