The Council held a roundtable meeting with the MBTA on Monday. The Council meets in its last regular session before taking its summer break on Monday.
The GAC will next meet on Tuesday, June 24 and our guest will be Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Hass. Please RSVP by Monday, June 23 at noon if you wish to attend.
Governor Patrick signed the $1 billion life science bill this past Monday.
The Chamber’s Director of Government Affairs attended a US Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Conference June 4 to June 6.
On June 24, a number of organizations are sponsoring "Tools for a Greener Office: Making Offices More Sustainable and Cost Effective" at the University of Massachusetts-Boston from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. More information on this event is available at
www.massrecycle.org/greenoffice.
The 2008 Government Affairs program is sponsored by Genzyme.
June GAC Meeting and Luncheon
June 24, 2008
Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas will address the June GAC Meeting and Luncheon
Noon, Chamber Board Room
If you plan to attend please RSVP to Terrence Smith, Director of Government Affairs at
tsmith@cambridgechamber.org or by phone at (617) 876-4213.
2008 US Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Conference Recap
Terrence Smith, the Chamber’s Director of Government Affairs, attended the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s annual Government Affairs Conference from June 4 to June 6 in Las Vegas. The conference brought Chamber officials from around the country together to discuss public policy issues, challenges and opportunities. The conference included presentations on immigration policy, education, workforce development, trade, transportation, energy, labor, and transportation.
U.S. Chamber staff, industry representatives and others presented information focused on priorities at the federal level of the U.S. Chamber. Significant time was given to two issues, transportation and education and workforce, where the U.S. Chamber has identified the need for increased government action, including increased funding. It should be noted that the US Chamber has for many years supported a small government agenda.
Of particular interest was the transportation presentations which included members of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission. This panel identified reforms in how transportation investments are made and increases in tax revenues to meet the nation’s transportations needs.
Background information on the U.S. Chamber’s issues agenda is available from the U.S. Chamber Web site. If you would like to review the conference agenda or information from presentations please contact Terry at tsmith@cambridgechamber.org or by phone at (617) 876-4213.
