The American Enterprise Institute hosted a series of panel discussions on the impact of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), also sometimes r…
525 viewsKarl Rove moderated a discussion on the history of 20th century tax policy and its impact on economic growth. Panelists focused on conservative ideas. Al Hubbard said that tax increases unde…
404 viewsJohn Engler talked about President Obama and Mitt Romney’s economic and job creation proposals, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Among the topics he discuss…
196 viewsPanelists talked about the principles of tax reform. They discussed the elimination of deductions and exclusions, job creation and the corporate tax rate, and the possibility of reform follo…
156 viewsPanelists talked about the state of the economy, deficit reduction strategies, and negotiations over federal debt reduction. They also talked about the work of the Joint Select Committee on …
378 viewsFormer President Gerald and Mrs. Betty Ford were presented with the Congressional Gold Medal Award for their service to the nation. Former President Ford was honored for healing the nation a…
650 viewsCeremonies were held in recognition of the Centennial Meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA). Retrospective videos were also shown. Then current and former governors participate…
552 viewsScholars and authors participated in a forum titled, “Federalism Symposium: A Conversation with Scholars on Our Founding Fathers.” Mr. Will was the facilitator.
813 viewsThe National Association of Manufacturers' president-elect, former Michigan Governor Engler, talked with reporters about the influence of manufacturing on the 2004 election. He and chairman-…
62 viewsThis U.S-Ireland business forum on the Irish economy and trade participants talked about a number of issues including public and private sector collaboration, the Irish university system, an…
90 viewsDuring the final session of the annual summer meeting, NGA chair Governor Engler honored Governors Sundquist and Geringer who are retiring. Several retiring governors were not at the session…
100 viewsThe National Governors Association held their annual meeting in Boise, Idaho. Participants and governors talked about competitiveness and the role of states in the global economy. William B…
111 viewsMembers of the National Governors Association met with participants and talked to governors about various programs to make prescription drugs available to seniors. Among the topics they addr…
54 viewsIn this portion of the 54th annual National Governor’s Association meeting, the colors were presented. Then Mr. Chambers and Mr. Appleton talked about technology and its effects on education…
94 viewsRecipients of the National Governors' Association Distinguished Service Award were honored, as well as some retiring governors. A brief Executive Committee meeting was held at the end of the…
85 viewsNGA chairman Governor Engler and others held a news conference to open the 94th annual meeting. They thanked all governors for attending and the people of Idaho for hosting the convention. T…
49 viewsWitnesses testified about homeland security and domestic terrorism problems. Among the issues they addressed were levels of federal funding, long-term security plans, information sharing, st…
145 viewsMembers of Congress including Maryland Representative Steny Hoyer D, Ohio Representative Rob Portman R and Massachusetts Senator John Kerry D spoke about legislative priorities at the annua…
77 viewsA bipartisan group of members of Congress talked to the governors about the successes of welfare reform legislation in various states and about the upcoming congressional debate on reauthori…
68 viewsExecutives of research companies talked to the National Governors Association about state leadership in research and global marketing.
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