NGA ADVOCACY LIBRARY
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Governors’ Request for Third Congressional Supplemental Bill
March 20, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnellMajority LeaderUnited States SenateU.S. Capitol Building, Room S-230Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Chuck SchumerMinority ...
Council Letter on Guard Mobilization for COVID-19
(19 March 2020) We appreciate your consideration of this important issue and ask you to consider the use of Title ...
National Governors Association Advocates Extension of REAL ID Deadline
March 17, 2020 The Honorable Chad WolfActing SecretaryDepartment of Homeland SecurityWashington, D.C. 20528 Dear Acting Secretary Wolf: Governors, states and ...
State and Local Coalition Calls for Federal Broadband Investment
A coalition of organizations representing state and local governments released the following statement in response to hearings on the FY ...
Governors’ Urge Swift Passage of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act
March 4, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate U.S. Capitol Building, Room S-230 Washington, D.C. 20510The ...
Council Letter on February 2020 Reprogramming Action
(3 March 2020) We call on you to reverse the reallocation of critical National Guard accounts, which are vital to ...
National Governors Association Comments on Proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule
January 29, 2020 The Honorable Seema VermaAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-2393-PP.O. Box 8016Baltimore, ...
Council Memo to the Army on Full Time Support
(19 Jan 2021) To ensure optimal strength and readiness that would both benefit our states and our nation, the Council ...
Council of Governors Letters: 2010-2019
Archived Letters from the Council of Governors: 2010 to 2019 2019 Council Letter on Duty Status ReformCouncil Letter Welcoming Defense ...
Letter to Congressional Leadership in Support of Family First Transition Act
December 17, 2019 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate U.S. Capitol Building, Room S-230 Washington, D.C. 20510 ...
Coalition Letter on Repealing the $7.6 billion FAST Act Rescission of Highway Contract Authority
November 14, 2019 The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, United States SenateThe Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Democratic Leader, United States ...
Letter regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule, “Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification.”
October 18, 2019 The Honorable Andrew Wheeler Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NWWashington, DC 20004Dear Administrator Wheeler:We write to ...
