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NEMWI to Host Congressional Briefing on
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI): Success Stories and the Challenges Ahead
The Northeast-Midwest Institute's Great Lakes Washington Program will hold a Congressional Briefing on
Tuesday, June 6 at 2 PM in Rayburn HOB 2252 entitled
"The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI): Success Stories and the Challenges Ahead." The briefing will provide Congressional staff and Great Lakes organizations the opportunity to hear directly from Great Lakes Stakeholders about some of the achievements
that are being made through the GLRI. The briefing will include an overview of the GLRI, success stories through the cleanup of toxic areas of concern and habitat restoration in
the Great Lakes, challenges the GLRI faces in the current budget environment, and the economic impacts that the GLRI has had on the region over the last eight years.
The tentative list of speakers includes:
- Mr. Matt McKenna, Northeast-Midwest Institute
- Mr. Cameron Davis, GEI Consultants, Inc.
- Mr. Chad Lord, Healing Our Waters Coalition
- Mr. Kyle Rorah, Ducks Unlimited
- Mr. Matt Doss, Great Lakes Commission
For more information, please contact
Matthew McKenna
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Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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NEMWI to Co-Host Congressional Briefing on Manufacturing and Wage Growth
The Northeast-Midwest Institute will co-host a Congressional briefing with The Century Foundation on
Tuesday, June 13 at 12 PM in the Capitol Visitors Center, SVC Room 208-209.
Entitled
"Fighting for a High Wage America: Reinvesting in Innovation and the Industrial Heartland", the briefing will develop concrete proposals to revive high wage jobs for hardworking Americans.
The event will feature opening remarks by
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and
Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9).
Other speakers include:
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Fred Block, Professor of Sociology, University of California Davis
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Tom Croft
, Executive Director of the Steel Valley Authority, Managing Director, Heartland Capital Strategies (HCS)
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Amy Goldstein,
award-winning journalist, the Washington Post, and author of "
Janesville: An American Story"
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Madeline Janis
, Executive Director, Jobs to Move America
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Jeff Madrick, acclaimed author and economist, Director of TCF's Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative
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Representative Timothy Ryan (D-OH-13)
(invite extended)
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Andrew Stettner, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
This event will launch the "High Wage America Project", a research and policy program led by The Century Foundation's Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative. It will focus on how to bring high wage work back to America's heartland, through revitalizing manufacturing; positioning America as a global leader in technological innovation; expanding apprenticeship, career, and technical education opportunities; and targeted investments to create high-quality, high-paying jobs.
A light lunch will be served at this event.
To RSVP, please click below.
If you have any questions, please contact Matt McKenna, Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program,
at
mmckenna@nemw.org
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