Senator Mike Enzi to Address Local Officials Tomorrow About Protecting Local Revenues

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Mar 12, 2012, 01:18 ET

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senator Michael Enzi (Wyo.-R) will address nearly 1,200 local officials from across the country tomorrow afternoon during the closing general session of the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference. Enzi will discuss how Congress can level the playing field for main street businesses and provide the means for cities to collect sales taxes already owed to them for remote purchases. New York Times op/ed columnist David Brooks will also give a keynote address during the session.

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Members of the media are invited to attend the meeting free of charge. For more information about the meeting or to view a schedule of events, visit http://ow.ly/9cuh4.

What: National League of Cities Congressional City Conference

When: March 12-13, 2012

Where: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC

Contact: Gregory Minchak, 202-626-3003, [email protected] or Amanda Straub, 202-626-3015, [email protected]

Tuesday General Session Speakers

Senator Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) (12:30 p.m.)
David Brooks, op-ed columnist, The New York Times (12:30 p.m.)

Additional Speaker

Matt Appelbaum, Mayor, Boulder, Colo. (9:00 a.m.)

Tuesday Workshops

Tuesday, March 13; 9:00 a.m.

Creating Jobs Through Infrastructure Investment
Energy Investments for Economic Growth
How Low Can They Go: The Future of Community Planning and Development Funding
Pathways to Employment for Disadvantaged Youth

Tuesday, March 13; 10:45 a.m.

Federal and Local Tools to Finance Water and Transportation Infrastructure
The Case for Investing in Tomorrow's Technologies
Turning the Food Desert into an Oasis: Prospects for Improving Food Access and Public Health
Economic Development that Works in an Economic Downturn

The National League of Cities is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.

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