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Congressional Roundtable with Rep. Ann Kuster
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Thursday, January 25, 2018
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Bedford Village Inn, Bedford, NH
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Capital Conversations with Sen. Chris Coons
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Tuesday, January 20, 2018
7:45 - 9:00 a.m.
Venue TBA, Washington, DC
Save the Date - Invite to Follow
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Congressional Roundtable with
Rep. Richard Neal
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On December 5, 2017,
Representative Richard Neal, the Dean of the New England Congressional delegation, spoke to some 150 NEC members at a Congressional Roundtable at the Boston Harbor Hotel. The Congressman is pictured here (left) with Ed DiSanto of
American Tower, one of the event co-sponsors.
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Congressional Roundtable with
Rep. Richard Neal
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Rep. Neal, the Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Committee, provided a timely update on efforts then underway to pass tax reform legislation. NEC member
Iron Mountain also co-sponsored the event. Congressman Neal is pictured here with Bela Sastry of Sunovion Pharmaceuticals.
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DC Dialogue on New England Cable News
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December: Political Strategist Pat Griffin, Non-Profit Spotlight on Catholic Charities
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The latest episode of DC Dialogue aired on New England Cable News on Sunday, December 17, 2017. In the first segment, Jim Brett and Eileen Curran were joined by veteran political strategist
Patrick Griffin of
Merrimack Potomac + Charles for a roundup of the latest political news, including the historic Senate election in Alabama in early December and the outlook for next year's midterm elections. Later in the show, we learned more about a local charitable organization during the holiday season when
Deborah Kincade Rambo, President and CEO of
Catholic Charities, joined us to talk about the groups work on issues ranging from immigration to the opioid crisis.
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Next Episode to Air January 28
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The next episode of DC Dialogue will air on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. on New England Cable News. Stay tuned for more details on guests and topics in the coming weeks!
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NEC Weighs in on Tax Reform
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NEC Outlines Key Concerns for Conference Committee
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As a conference committee of Senators and Representatives worked in December to develop a compromise between the House and Senate tax reform bills, The New England Council weighed in with the members of the conference committee to highlight some concerns with the proposals. Specifically, the Council shared with conferees some of the concerns that we have heard from our members in three key sectors: Financial Services, Healthcare and Higher Education.
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Op-Ed & Coverage of Immigration Reform Campaign
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In December, The New England Council participated in an
"iMarch" for Immigration Reform. Led by
New American Economy, the virtual "day of action" brought together business and community leaders across the country to call on Congress to take action to fix our nation's broken immigration system, with a particular focus on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. As part of the campaign, NEC President & CEO Jim Brett penned an Op-Ed that appeared in several regional publications, and was also interviewed for a story on the effort:
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Higher Education Committee: Briefing with Sen. Warren's Office
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On December 14, 2017, the Higher Education Committee hosted a conference call briefing with Josh Delaney,
Senior Education Policy Advisor to Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. Mr. Delaney updated members on provisions of the tax reform bill that would impact the higher education community, as well as efforts to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) and other higher educatiohn policy matters. Some 50 NEC members participated in the discussion.
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Transportation Commitee: Briefing with Senate Aviation Committee Staff
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On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the NEC Transportation Committee will host a conference call briefing with Michael Reynolds, Counsel for the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and a senior staff member for the Majority with the Committee's Subcommittee on Aviation. Mr. Reynolds will update members on matters before the subcommittee in 2018 as well as
the latest effort in the Senate to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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Member News from Our Blog
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Recent NEC Member News
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Catch up on recent news and updates about NEC members on our blog, "The Brett Briefing:"
Have news you'd like to share with fellow NEC members? Please contact
Emily Heisig to submit news for our blog.
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