Advocacy Communications Archive

  • Higher Education/College Access Challenge Grants

    The Honorable Arne Duncan Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 Dear Secretary Duncan: On behalf of the nation’s governors, we request that the U.S. Department of ...

  • Reliable Home Heating Act

    The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Majority Leader Reid and Senator McConnell: On behalf of the ...

  • Federal Insurance Office (FIO)

    The Honorable Jacob J. “Jack” Lew Secretary of the Treasury U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Secretary Lew: Governors believe that states must maintain their ...

  • Marketplace Fairness

    The Honorable Bob Goodlatte Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives 2138 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C.  20515 The Honorable John Conyers Ranking Member Committee on the ...

  • National Guard

    The President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: The nation’s governors strongly oppose the potential cuts to the Army National Guard advocated by the U.S. Army’s fiscal ...

  • Testimony – Business Activity Tax

    Statement of David Quam, Deputy Director, National Governors Association before the House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law on H.R. 2992, the “Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of ...

  • Workforce Investment Act

    The Honorable Barbara Mikulski Chair Committee on Appropriations U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Richard Shelby Ranking Member Committee on Appropriations U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Hal ...

  • Primary Freight Network Designation

    U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE W12 – 140 Washington, DC 20590 Governors were encouraged that the 2012 surface transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), ...

  • WRDA Reauthorization

    The Honorable Barbara Boxer Chairman Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Bill Shuster Chairman House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Washington, D.C. 20515 The ...

  • Testimony – Surface Transportation Reauthorization

    Statement of The Honorable Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma & Chair, National Governors Association before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on “Building the Foundation for Surface Transportation ...

  • Executive Committee Thank You to the President

    President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC  20500 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the National Governors Association Executive Committee, thank you for the time you and Vice President ...