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ATTENDING ATTORNEYS GENERAL: Steve Marshall (AL) Derek Schmidt (KS) Alan Wilson (SC) Leslie Rutledge (AR) Jeff Landry (LA) Herbert Slatery (TN) Cynthia Coffman (CO) Tim Fox (MT) Ken Paxton (TX) Pam Bondi (FL) Doug Peterson (NE) Sean Reyes (UT) Chris Carr (GA) Gordon MacDonald (NH) Patrick Morrisey (WV) Lawrence Wasden (ID) Wayne Stenehjem (ND) Brad Schimel (WI) Curtis Hill (IN) Mike Hunter (OK) *Attorney General Candidates from Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada and Ohio will also be in attendance Saturday, November 11 6:00PM – 8:00PM ERC and Florida Host Committee Reception and Dinner *Reserved for ERC Members, Florida Host Committee, & Platinum Sponsors Keynote Speaker: The Honorable R. Alexander Acosta* Sunday, November 12 12:30PM – 2:00PM ERC and Capital Club Lunch *Reserved for ERC, and Capital Club Members Moderator: Rich Lowry, Editor, National Review 5:30PM – 6:00PM New Member Private Reception *Reserved for Members of RAGA joining in the 2017 calendar year 6:00PM – 7:00PM Welcome Reception Special Guest: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) 7:00PM – 9:00PM ERC, Capital Club, Roundtable and Sponsors Breakout Dinners *Reserved for ERC, Capital Club, & Roundtable Members & Meeting Sponsors Monday, November 13 7:00AM – 8:45AM Breakfast 9:00AM – 10:00AM Political Update 10:00AM – 10:45AM Issue Panel I: Emergency Preparation and Response: The Ultimate Public-Private Partnership 10:45AM – 11:30AM Issue Panel II: Rule of Law Restoration Update: 370 Days since the election of President Trump Moderator: The Hon. Jason Chaffetz, Fox News Contributor and Former Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee 11:30AM – 1:00PM Lunch 12:00PM – 6:00PM Golf Tournament and Optional Afternoon Activities 6:00PM – 8:00PM “Taste of Florida” Closing Reception Tuesday, November 14 7:00AM – 9:00AM Breakfast For additional information on membership, or to sponsor this event Please contact Ashley Montenegro, Finance Director at 202-448-7987 or [email protected] *The Honorable R. Alexander Acosta is appearing at this event in an unofficial capacity. Special Guest Marco Rubio is appearing at this event only as a featured speaker and is not asking for contributions. .

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STATE OF UTAH OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SEAN D. REYES ATTORNEY GENERAL Spencer E. Austin Ric Cantrell Tyler R. Green Brian L. Tarbet Chief Criminal Deputy Chief of Staff Solicitor General Chief Civil Deputy August 28, 2020 Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 RE: H.R.4172, The National Child ID Act Dear Mr. President, First, thank you for your steadfast and continued leadership and all you do to keep families safe across America. The purpose of this letter is to ask for your support through any federal agency including the United States Department of Justice to make available funds, whether those currently identified to fight human trafficking or from other sources, to immediately fortify our defenses as parents throughout America against child exploitation, abduction and human trafficking. Statistics show that more than 800,000 children go missing each year including runaways and those abducted. That is one child gone every 40 seconds. And we are seeing those statistics rise along with child sexual abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. You recently met with our friend and NFL Hall of Fame Player Mike Singletary to discuss a program he and many other Collegiate and NFL Coaches champion called the National Child ID Program. We also support this effort as we fight daily to protect children in our role as state Attorneys General. The Child ID Program began in 1997 with the American Football Coaches Association in response to findings that parents did not have fingerprints or DNA for their children in the case of an emergency or abduction.
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