Advocacy Communications Archive

  • Testimony – Business Activity Tax

    Chairwoman Sanchez, Ranking Member Cannon and members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to be here on behalf of the National Governors Association (NGA) to communicate governors’ strong opposition to H.R. 5267, the ...

  • Testimony – State Video Tax Fairness Act

    Chairwoman Sanchez, Ranking Member Cannon, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting the National Governors Association (NGA) to testify today. My name is David Quam, and I am the Director of Federal Relations ...

  • Testimony – NCLB

    Chairman Miller, Ranking Member McKeon, members of the Committee, thank you for inviting the National Governors Association (NGA) to testify today. My name is Joan Wodiska, and I am the Director of NGA’s Education, ...

  • Testimony – Internet Tax Freedom Act

    Chairwoman Sanchez, Ranking Member Cannon, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting the National Governors Association (NGA) to testify today. My name is David Quam, and I am the Director of Federal Relations ...

  • Testimony – Competitiveness

    Chairman Hinojosa, Ranking Member Keller, and members of the Subcommittee I am Charles Ware and it is my honor to testify on behalf of the National Governors Association regarding the reauthorization of the Workforce ...

  • Testimony – surface transportation

    Thank you, Madam Secretary and the members of the Commission for hosting this roundtable with national organizations representing state and local governments. I am Ray Scheppach, Executive Director of the National Governors ...

  • Testimony – Communications, Taxation, and Federalism

    Chairman Inouye, Vice Chairman Stevens, and members of the Subcommittee: thank you for inviting the National Governors Association (NGA) to testify today. My name is David Quam, and I am the Director of Federal Relations for ...

  • Testimony – Internet Tax Moratorium

    Chairwoman Sanchez, Ranking Member Cannon, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting the National Governors Association (NGA) to testify today. My name is David Quam, and I am the Director of Federal Relations ...

  • Testimony – National Guard (Governor Easley)

    Thank you Chairman Leahy and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for the opportunity to speak to you today. I am here in two capacities. First, I am here as the Governor of North Carolina, a state recognized as one of ...

  • Testimony – Children’s Dental Health

    Mr. Chairman: I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the issue of dental health as it relates to Medicaid and S-CHIP. It is important to continue to evaluate the structure of benefits for both of ...