Testimony Of The Honorable Jack Markell Governor of Delaware Submitted to the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Harkin, Ranking Member Alexander and distinguished members of ... Read More
The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions 428 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable John Kline Chairman House Committee on Education and the ... Read More
The Honorable John Boehner Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Boehner and ... Read More
The President The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act created an independent National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force (Commission). As you consider ... Read More
The nation’s governors call on Congress to help states modernize sales tax systems and encourage greater marketplace competition by taking up and passing legislation like S. 1832, the “Marketplace Fairness Act.” The ... Read More
By Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Conyers and members of the committee, I am grateful to be here to testify on behalf of the National Governors Association. I believe I am uniquely positioned ... Read More
Chairman Forbes, Ranking Member Bordallo, distinguished members of the Subcommittee, my name is Terry Branstad, Governor of the State of Iowa. I appear before you today on behalf of the National Governors Association, or ... Read More
Chairman Bilirakis, Ranking Member Richardson, distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on the important issue of ensuring that homeland security grants are used ... Read More
Chairman Baucus, Ranking Member Hatch, and members of the committee, the nation’s governors appreciate your interest in considering how federal legislation may impact state taxation. For governors, the core principle ... Read More
Chairman Sensenbrenner, Ranking Member Scott, distinguished members of the committee; my name is David Quam, Director of Federal Relations for the National Governors Association (NGA). I appreciate the opportunity to appear ... Read More
The National Governors Association (NGA) urges Congress to level the playing field between out-of-state and in-state retailers by authorizing states to require remote vendors to collect state sales taxes. Specifically, ... Read More
Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Hutchison and distinguished members of the committee, my name is Jack Markell, Governor of the state of Delaware and a member of the National Governors Association’s (NGA) Executive ... Read More