| Updated Media Advisory |
WHAT: |
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), Midwest Area River Coalition (MARC 2000) and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) “Pass WRDA Now” press conference |
WHEN: |
May 2, 2006
2 p.m. |
WHERE: |
Strom Thurmond Room
Room S-238
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. |
WHY: |
The Water Resources Development Act of 2005 (WRDA) includes congressional authorization for lock modernization on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. This aging navigation system was designed to handle a 2 billion bushel crop, a far cry from today’s corn production of an 11 billion bushel crops. Failure to pass WRDA this year will adversely impact consumers, the economy, and the agriculture industry’s ability to meet the demands of a growing world population. |
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Opening Remarks: |
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Ken McCauley, NCGA First Vice President |
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Speakers: |
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Dale Roth, United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Tim Richardson, American Land Conservancy
*Sen. Jim Talent (R-Mo.)
*Sen. Christopher Bond (R- Mo.)
*Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa)
**Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
**Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)
**Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
**Sen. Mark Dayton (D-Minn.)
**Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) |
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* Confirmed
** Invited |
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Representatives from the Senate, NCGA, MARC 2000, UBC and the American Land Conservancy will be available for questions following the event. Please contact NCGA’s Communications Specialist for arrangements. |
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Contact: |
Rhondalee Dean-Royce
NCGA Communications Specialist
202.628.7001
dean-royce@dc.ncga.com |
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