by Ken Quintanilla
Guam - Governor Eddie Calvo will be headed to Washington, DC on Wednesday to attend the National Governors Association Winter Meetings. The meetings are
set for February 24 through the 27 where initiatives that will
help leaders and policymakers focus on job creation and economic growth will be
discussed.
In
addition to having the opportunity to meet with members of the Obama
Administration and the U.S. Senate, Governor Calvo along with members of his cabinet,
will have a chance to discuss the military buildup and other issues such as the
China Visa Waiver Program with officials from DOD and the Maritime
Administration. Meetings with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
the Pacific Basin Development Council and the Coral Reef Task Force are also on
the administration's Washington D.C. agenda.
"It's important that
we take every opportunity to meet with our federal partners to make our case
while we are Washington," Governor Calvo said. "We are ready to push
forward with an aggressive economic agenda to fight poverty and build for the
future that requires support from these federal agencies.
Governor Calvo
meanwhile will also attend meetings with the Interagency Group on Insular Areas
and the Federal Regional Council in San Francisco to discuss such economic
development issues such as affordable housing. Calvo is set to return to Guam
on March 6.
