Browse by Tag: Legislative
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NADO Applauds Rep. Michaud’s Letter to the President Supporting EDA
On February 5, Rep. Mike Michaud (D-ME) sent a letter signed by 40 of his colleagues to President Obama urging him to support current funding for EDA at $257 million. The letter also highlights the many benefits of EDA projects,...
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Sequester Cuts Likely to Take Effect March 1
This week, Congressional leaders have given little indication that Congress will prevent or postpone the automatic, across-the-board sequester cuts to federal spending scheduled to occur on March 1, 2013. Under current law, sequestration would cut spending by $85 billion starting...
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NADO Supports Made in America Manufacturing Act Introduced in the House
This week, NADO is pleased to announce that Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) recently introduced the NADO supported Make It In America Manufacturing Act (H.R. 375), a House companion bill to the Made in America Manufacturing Act introduced last week by...
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House Passes Bill Suspending Debt Ceiling until May
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 325, commonly known as the No Budget, No Pay Act. Most importantly, the bill extends the federal debt limit through May 19, preventing any threat of a government default before that...
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NADO Supports Made in America Manufacturing Act
NADO is proud to support the Made in American Manufacturing Act, recently introduced by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). This legislation would create a public-private partnership between the federal government, states, regions, the private sector, higher education, communities, and other critical...
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President Obama’s 2014 Budget and the Debt Ceiling
On January 14 the White House sent a letter to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan stating that the president’s FY2014 budget will not be submitted by February 4, as required by law. The White House has indicated that the...
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House Passes $50 Billion in Sandy Disaster Relief
On January 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a supplemental spending bill providing relief funding for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The House bill, H.R. 152, contained two amendments containing funds for hurricane relief. The first amendment, offered by...
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Congress Passes Agreement to Avoid Fiscal Cliff; Delays Sequester Cuts and Extends Farm Bill
On January 1, Congress passed a last minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. The agreement, known as the American Taxpayer Relief Act... (Senate amendment to H.R. 8), includes tax rate increases for families who earn more than $450,000 and
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FY2013 Omnibus Spending Bill Unlikely
According to key congressional appropriators, Congress is unlikely to move any FY2013 spending bills by the end of the year, which could lead to the federal government operating under a continuing resolution (CR) for the entire fiscal year. Currently, the...
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NADO Government Relations Department Hires New Director
NADO welcomes Craig Whitham, who will join the staff as Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs. Currently, Craig serves as Senior Appropriations Advisor for Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA). In this role, he handles a legislative portfolio of transportation, defense,...
