Make Your Voice Heard in Washington

Prepare for NADO on 2019 NADO & DDAA Washington Conference Sunday March 17 –Wednesday March 20

NADO on the Hill: Tuesday, March 19 Mary Martha Henson Mirielle Burgoyne

• Deputy Director, Jackson County Economic • Director of Government Relations and Development Foundation () Federal Affairs, National Association of Development Organizations • Former Legislative Director, Former Senator NADO on the Hill Provides an Opportunity to:

▪ Tell your community’s story

▪ Explain how federal programs and resources are positively impacting your region

▪ Advocate for funding sources that your region depends on

▪ Strengthen and grow your relationships with Senators and Representatives who have jurisdiction over your region, and their staffers

▪ Emphasize the importance of regional development organizations and their role in connecting other players (local and state elected officials; economic development practitioners; educational institutions; non-profits; etc.) 2019 Conference Schedule at a Glance

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Sunday, March 17, 2019 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. DDAA Breakfast 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Registration 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Registration 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. NADO Research Foundation Advisory Committee Meeting 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. DDAA Board Meeting and Luncheon 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Plenary Session (all attendees) 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. NADO Executive Committee Meeting • The Federal Economic Development Agenda in 2019 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. NADO Board of Directors Meeting 10:00 – 5:00 p.m. Hill Visits (NADO focus track – all attendees welcome to 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Opening Reception (all attendees) participate) 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. DDAA Dinner Banquet 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. DDAA Concurrent Technical and Program Sessions • DDAA Focus Track - Developing a Multi-County Workforce Partnership • DDAA Focus Track - Agricultural Innovation in : Value Chains to Monday, March 18, 2019 Grow Entrepreneurs and Economies 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch on your own 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration 1:45 – 3:00 p.m. DDAA Concurrent Sessions 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. DDAA Breakfast and Annual Business Meeting 9:15 – 10:30 a.m. Opening Plenary Session (all attendees) • DDAA Focus Track - Oh The Places You'll Go...Regional Career Exploration • The Impacts of Substance Abuse Disorder on Labor Force Participation Experiences 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (all attendees) • DDAA Focus Track - Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: What's Going On? • NADO Focus Track – Lifting Up Communities Through Economic Diversification 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Hill Reception (all attendees) • DDAA Focus Track – Supporting Rural Broadband 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon (all attendees) • Simone Pathé, Senior Political Reporter, Roll Call Wednesday, March 20, 2019 1:45 – 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (all attendees) 8:00 – 11:00 a.m. Registration • DDAA Focus Track - Responses to the Substance Abuse Epidemic: Promising 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast and Plenary Session (all attendees) Practices • The Future of Rural Economies: Opportunities for Innovation • NADO Focus Track - Looking Ahead: Opportunities on the Horizon in 2019 9:45 – 11:00 a.m. Closing Plenary Session (all attendees) 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. NADO Regional Caucus Meetings • Federal Agency Panel 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Federal Agency Networking Event 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Post-conference Training • An Afternoon with the CEDS Meeting with Congressional Staff

▪ Although the House and Senate are not in session during the week of the Washington Conference, this presents a great opportunity to meet with staff

▪ Don’t underestimate the importance of staffers. They have major influence – and the responsibility for following up on requests you make will fall to them 2018 Midterm Elections: Meet the New Freshmen in Congress

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/28/us/politics/congress-freshman-class.html U.S. Senate Leadership

REPUBLICANS Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Majority : (R-SD) Republican Conference Chair: (R-WY) OVERVIEW: U.S. SENATE

DEMOCRATS Minority Leader: Charles Schumer (D-NY) Minority Whip: (D-IL) Assistant Democratic Leader: (D-WA) U.S. House Leadership

DEMOCRATS Speaker of the House: (D-CA-12) Majority Leader: Steny Hoyer (D-MD-5) Majority Whip: Jim Clyburn (D-SC-6) OVERVIEW: U.S. SENATE

REPUBLICANS Minority Leader: Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-23) Minority Whip: Steve Scalise (R-LA-1) Republican Conference Chair: Liz Cheney (R-WY-At-Large) Review of Key Committees

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-the-new-agenda-setters-in-the-house-1541586602 Senate Appropriations Committee Senator (R-AL) Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) Chairman Vice Chairman

Republican Committee Members Democratic Committee Members (red banner = subcommittee chair) (blue banner = subcommittee ranking member)

Patty Murray, WA – [Labor-H] Mitch McConnell, KY , CA – [E&W] Lamar Alexander, TN – [E&W] Dick Durbin, IL , ME – [T-HUD] Jack Reed, RI – [T-HUD] , AK – [Int./Env.] , MT , SC Tom Udall, NM [Int./Env.] , MO – [Labor-H]

Jerry Moran, KS – [CJS] , NH – [CJS] , ND – [Ag] , OR – [Ag.] , AR , DE

Shelley Capito, WV , HI John Kennedy, LA , WI Cindy Hyde-Smith, MS , CT

Steve Daines, MT , WV , FL , MD , OK

Source – Content and Images: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/f/DataPoint_graphic:_The_Senate_.pdf?&id=00000168-be6a-d377-a5ef-bf6a91b00001 House Appropriations Committee (Slide 1 of 3) Rep. Nita Lowey (D) NY-17 Rep. Kay Granger (R) TX-12 Chairwoman Ranking Member

Democratic Committee Members Republican Committee Members (blue banner= subcommittee chair) (red banner = subcommittee ranking member)

Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) – [E&W] Peter Visclosky (IN-01) Jose Serrano (NY-15) – [CJS] Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) – [Labor-H]

Harold Rogers (KY-05) Robert Aderholt (AL-04) – [CJS] Michael Simpson (ID-02) – [E&W]

David Price (NC-04) – [T-HUD] Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) Sanford Bishop (GA-02) – [Ag] Barbara Lee (CA-13) John Carter (TX-31) Ken Calvert (CA-42) (OK-04) – [Labor-H]

Betty McCollum (MN-4) – [Int./Env.] Tim Ryan (OH-13) Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02) Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-23)

Source – Content and Images: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/f/DataPoint_graphic:_The_Senate_.pdf?&id=00000168-be6a-d377-a5ef-bf6a91b00001 House Appropriations Committee (Slide 2 of 3) Rep. Nita Lowey (D) NY-17 Rep. Kay Granger (R) TX-12 Chairwoman Ranking Member

Democratic Committee Members Republican Committee Members (blue banner= subcommittee chair) (blue banner = subcommittee ranking member)

Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) – [T-HUD] Tom Graves (GA-14) Steve Womack (AR-03)

Henry Cuellar (TX-28) Chellie Pingree (ME-01) Mike Quigley (IL-05) Derek Kilmer (WA-06) Jeff Fortenberry (NB-01) – [Ag] Charles Fleischmann (TN-03) Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03)

Matt Cartwright (PA-08) Grace Meng (NY-06) Mark Pocan (WI-02) Katherine Clark (MA-05)

David Joyce (OH-14) – [Int./Env.] Andy Harris (MD-01) Martha Roby (AL-02)

Source – Content and Images: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/f/DataPoint_graphic:_The_Senate_.pdf?&id=00000168-be6a-d377-a5ef-bf6a91b00001 House Appropriations Committee (Slide 3 of 3) Rep. Nita Lowey (D) NY-17 Rep. Kay Granger (R) TX-12 Chairwoman Ranking Member

Democratic Committee Members Republican Committee Members (blue banner= subcommittee chair) (red banner = subcommittee ranking member)

Pete Aguilar (CA-31) Mark Amodei (NV-02) Lois Frankel (FL-21) Chris Stewart (UT-02) Cheri Bustos (IL-17) (MS-04)

Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) Norma Torres (CA-35) Dan Newhouse (WA-04) John Moolenaar (MI-04) John Rutherford (FL-04)

Charlie Crist (FL-13) Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-02) Ed Case (HI-01) Will Hurd (TX-23)

Will Hurd (TX-23)

Source – Content and Images: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/f/DataPoint_graphic:_The_Senate_.pdf?&id=00000168-be6a-d377-a5ef-bf6a91b00001 Committee Jurisdiction Senate and House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on:Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Senate House

Sen. (KS) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (NH) Rep. Jose Serrano (NY-15) Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-4) Chairman (R) Ranking Member (D) Chairman (D) Ranking Member (R) The Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations Subcommittee’s jurisdiction includes (but is not limited to): The Department of Commerce Related Agencies • Economic Development Administration • Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) • International Trade Administration • Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (OSTR) • Minority Business Development Agency • National Science Foundation • National Telecommunications and Information A complete list of the programs/agencies within this Administration subcommittees’ jurisdiction can be found HERE • Public Telecommunications Facilities Fund

Source: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/subcommittees/commerce-justice-science-and-related-agencies Committee Jurisdiction Senate and House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on:Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Senate House

Sen. John Hoeven (ND) Sen. Jeff Merkley (OR) Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-2) Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1) Chairman (R) Ranking Member (D) Chairman (D) Ranking Member (R) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee’s jurisdiction includes (but is not limited to): US Department of Agriculture Related Agencies • Rural Community Advancement Program • Food and Drug Administration (HHS) • Rural Business-Cooperative Service • Rural Development Loan Fund • Rural Housing Assistance Grants A complete list of the programs/agencies within • Rural Housing Service this subcommittees’ jurisdictions can be found • Rural Utilities Service HERE • Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program • Supplication Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/subcommittees/agriculture-rural-development-food-and-drug-administration-and-related-agencies Committee Jurisdiction Senate and House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on:Energy and Water Development

Senate House

Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN) Dianne Feinstein (CA) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) Rep. (ID-2) Chairman (R) Ranking Member (D) Chairwoman (D) Ranking Member (R)

The Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee’s jurisdiction includes (but is not limited to): • The Appalachian Regional Commission • The Delta Regional Authority • The Denali Commission • The Northern Border Regional Commission • The Southeast Crescent Regional Commission • A complete list of the programs/agencies within these subcommittees’ jurisdictions can be found HERE

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/subcommittees/energy-and-water-development Committee Jurisdiction Senate and House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on:Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Senate House

Sen. Susan Collins (ME) Jack Reed (RI) Rep. David Price (NC-4) Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) Chairwoman (R) Ranking Member (D) Chairman (D) Ranking Member (R)

The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittees’ jurisdiction includes (but is not limited to): Department of Transportation • Federal Highway Administration A complete list of the programs/agencies within these • Office of the Secretary of Transportation subcommittees’ jurisdictions can be found HERE • National Transportation Safety Board

Department of Housing and Urban Development • Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) • Community Planning and Development

Source: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/subcommittees/transportation-housing-and-urban-development-and-related-agencies Committee Jurisdiction Senate and House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on:Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Senate House

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK) Tom Udall (NM) Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-4) Rep. Dave Joyce (OH-14) Chairwoman (R) Ranking Member (D) Chairwoman (D) Ranking Member (R)

The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittees’ jurisdiction includes (but is not limited to):

Department of Interior • Bureau of Land Management Related Agencies • Historic Preservation Fund • National Endowment for the Arts • Bureau of Indian Affairs • US Forest Service (USDA) • US Fish and Wildlife Service • US Geological Survey A complete list of the programs/agencies within these subcommittees’ jurisdictions can be found HERE Environmental Protection Agency

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/subcommittees/interior-environment-and-related-agencies Committee Jurisdiction Senate and House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on:Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Senate House

Sen. Roy Blunt (MO) Patty Murray (WA) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) Rep. Tom Cole (OK-4) Chairman (R) Ranking Member (D) Chairwoman (D) Ranking Member (R) The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Subcommittees’ jurisdiction includes (but is not limited to): Department of Labor Department of Health and Human Services • Trade Adjustment Assistance • Community Services Block Grant • Dislocated Worker Assistance • Aging Programs • WIOA One-Stop Centers • Office of Apprenticeship Related Agencies • Corporation for National and Community Service Department of Education • Vocational and Adult Education A complete list of the programs/agencies within these subcommittees’ jurisdictions can be found HERE

Source: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/subcommittees/labor-health-and-human-services-education-and-related-agencies U.S. Senate Committee Leadership

Committee Chair Ranking Member

Agriculture Pat Roberts (R-KS) (D-MI)

Appropriations Richard Shelby (R-AL) (D-VT)

Armed Services (R-OK) Jack Reed (D-RI) Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs OVERVIEW: U.S.(R-ID) SENATE (D-OH)

Budget Mike Enzi (R-WY) (I-VT) Commerce, Science and Transportation (R-MS) (D-WA)

Energy and Natural Resources Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Joe Manchin (D-WV)

Environment and Public Works John Barrasso (R-WY) (D-DE)

List continued on next slide U.S. Senate Committee Leadership

Committee Chair Ranking Member

Finance (R-IA) (D-OR)

Foreign Relations (R-ID) (D-NJ) Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Patty Murray (D-WA) Homeland Security and Government Affairs OVERVIEW:Ron Johnson U.S. (R-WI) SENATE (D-MI)

Judiciary Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Rules and Administration Roy Blunt (R-MO) (D-MN)

Small Business Marco Rubio (R-FL) (D-MD)

Veterans Affairs Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Jon Tester (D-MT) U.S. House Committee Leadership

Committee Chair Ranking Member

Agriculture Collin Peterson (D-MN) Michael Conaway (R-TX)

Appropriations Nita Lowey (D-NY) Kay Granger (R-TX)

Armed Services Adam Smith (D-WA) Mac Thornberry (R-TX)

Budget OVERVIEW:John Yarmuth U.S. (D-KY) SENATE Steve Womack (R-AR)

Education and Labor Bobby Scott (D-VA) Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

Energy and Commerce Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Greg Walden (R-OR)

Finance Maxine Waters (D-CA) Patrick McHenry (R-NC)

Foreign Affairs Eliot Engel (D-NY) Michael McCaul (R-TX)

Homeland Security (D-MS) Mike Rogers (R-AL)

List continued on next slide U.S. House Committee Leadership

Committee Chair Ranking Member

Judiciary Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Doug Collins (R-GA)

Natural Resources Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) Rob Bishop (R-UT)

Oversight Elijah Cummings (D-MD) Jim Jordan (R-OH)

Rules OVERVIEW:Jim McGovern U.S. (D-MA) SENATE Tom Cole (R-OK)

Science Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) Frank Lucas (R-OK)

Small Business Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) Steve Chabot (R-OH)

Transportation Peter DeFazio (D-OR) Sam Graves (R-MO)

Veterans Affairs Mark Takano (D-CA) Phil Roe (R-TN)

Ways and Means (D-MA) (R-TX) Making your Congressional Meetings Successful

Image source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/JS_Learning_Resource_Center_Room_Dedication12.4_%281%29_%281%29%282%29.JPG Preparing for NADO on the Hill 2019

• Tips for scheduling meetings – Requesting appointments – Who to meet with – Providing specifics in your request helps ensure you’ll be assigned the most relevant staffer

• Things to think about beforehand – Where does the Senator/Representative stand on the issues most important to you – What committees the Senator/Representative serves on – The Senator/Representative’s next election, and how challenging their previous election was – What legislation have they introduced or cosponsored (check www.congress.gov) Preparing for NADO on the Hill 2019

• Effectively telling your region’s story • Emphasizing funding programs you rely on – and what you’ve accomplished as a result • Presenting effective handouts and materials

• EDUCATE, EDUCATE, EDUCATE • New Congressional members and new staff may know very little about EDA, USDA-RD programs, and/or Regional Development Organizations • It’s always important to start with the basics

• Continuous relationship building • Making clear and actionable requests • Following up Inviting Hill Staff to NADO’s Capitol Hill Reception

Rayburn House Office Building The Gold Room (room 2168) Navigating Capitol Hill on Tuesday, March 19 How Can NADO More Effectively Advocate for Your Priorities?

➢ What policy priorities do you care about most? ➢ What funding sources are most essential to you? ➢ What can we do to help? ➢ More webinars to come on this topic! Questions?