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Advocacy in support of AGU priorities, with emphasis on climate legislation. Advocacy in support of AGU science policy and research priorities in pending FY 2023 appropriations for federal geoscience agencies.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities, with emphasis on climate provisions, of the Build Back Better legislation in all its proposed versions. Advocacy in support of AGU science policy and research priorities in pending FY 2022 appropriations for federal geoscience agencies.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities with emphasis on increased federal investment in science in pending FY 2022 budget resolution and reconciliation instructions. Advocacy in support of research funding for federal science agencies and climate change initiatives in FY 2022 appropriations.

Advocacy in support of AGU science policy priorities in pending FY 2022 appropriations for federal geoscience agencies. Advocacy in support of AGU climate and research funding priorities in the FY 2022 Budget Resolution and reconciliation bill.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities with emphasis on increased federal investment in science in pending FY 2022 budget resolutions and reconciliation instructions; funding for federal science agencies and climate change initiatives in FY 2022 appropriations; and expanded NSF and DOE authorizations for geoscience research in NSF/Endless Frontier/Competitiveness legislation as amended (HR 2225, S 1260).

Advocacy in support of AGU federal science policy and funding priorities for FY 2021, with emphasis on federal geophysical research, STEM education, and climate change programs, including funding provided through the FY 2021 omnibus appropriations bill H.R. 7617. Advocacy in support of AGU priorities for the next Congress.

Advocacy in support of AGU federal science policy and funding priorities for FY 2021, with emphasis on federal geophysical research, STEM education, and climate change programs. Advocacy in support of AGU priorities for the next Congress.

Advocacy in support of AGU federal science policy and funding priorities for FY 2021, with emphasis on federal geophysical research, STEM education, and climate change programs.

Advocacy in support of AGU federal science policy and funding priorities for 2020/FY 2021, with emphasis on federal geophysical research, STEM education, and climate change programs.

Advocacy in support of AGU science agency and program funding priorities in final FY 2020 CJS, DOE, DOD, and DOI appropriations included in H.R. 1865 and H.R. 1158.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities in pending House FY 2020 CJS, DOE, DOD, and DOI appropriations for federal science agencies and programs.

Advocacy in support of AGU funding and policy priorities in pending House FY 2020 CJS, DOE, and DOI appropriations.

Advocacy in support of AGU funding and policy priorities in FY 2019 CJS appropriation. Advocacy in support of AGU funding and policy priorities in pending House FY 2020 CJS, DOE, and DOI appropriations, and in Congressional budget talks with the Administration related to potential increases in Budget Control Act DOD and NDD spending caps for FY 2020 and FY 2021.

Advocacy in support of AGU policy and funding priorities for FY 2019 in pending House and Senate appropriations bills for CJS, Energy and Water, and Interior and Environment, including H.R.5952, S.3072, H.R.5895, S.2975, H.R.6147, and S.3073. Actions in support of the CRs funding federal science agencies through December 22nd and into 2019.

Advocacy in support of AGU policy and funding priorities for FY 2019 in pending House and Senate appropriations bills for CJS, Energy and Water, and Interior and Environment, including H.R.5952, S.3072, H.R.5895, S.2975, H.R.6147, and S.3073. Actions in support of the CR funding federal science agencies through December 7th.

Advocacy in support of AGU policy and funding priorities for FY 2019 in pending House and Senate appropriations bills for CJS, Energy and Water, and Interior and Environment, including H.R.5952, S.3072, H.R.5895, S.2975, H.R.6147, and S.3073. Monitoring of House Budget Committee and full House action on FY 2019 Budget Resolution H.Con.Res.128 as this pertains to funding constraints of interest to AGU.

Advocacy in support of AGU policy priorities and science agency and program funding for FY 2018 and FY 2019 in pending House and Senate appropriations bills, including FY 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 1625.

Advocacy in support of AGU policy priorities and science agency and program funding for FY 2018 in pending House and Senate appropriations bills, including continuing resolutions extending funding for NSF, NASA, NOAA, USGS, DOE and other science agencies. H.J.Res. 123 provided funding through DEC 22, 2017, and H.R. 1370 provided funding through January 19, 2018.

Advocacy in support of AGU policy priorities and science agency and program funding for FY 2018 in pending House and Senate appropriations bills (CJS, DOI, and E&W), including H.R. 3354 as amended, the continuing resolution extending funding for NSF, NASA, NOAA, USGS, and other science agencies through December 8, 2017.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities including science agency and program funding for FY 2018 in pending House and Senate Budget Resolutions and Commerce, Justice, Science, Interior & Environment, and Energy & Water appropriations bills.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities including science agency and program funding for FY 2017 and FY 2018.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities in Congressional appropriations and science agency authorization bills, including FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science bills H.R. 5393 and S. 2837, Energy and Water bills H.R. 5055 and S. 2804, and Interior and Environment bills H.R. 5538 and S. 3068, the House COMPETES act and Senate legislation reauthorizing NSF, NOAA, NASA, DOE, and other federal science agencies. Above cited appropriations bills were consolidated into a continuing resolution, H.R. 2028, originally the FY2017 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute, includes the text of the FY2017 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Act, providing continuing appropriations for federal geoscience and research programs through 4/28/2017.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities in Congressional appropriations and science agency authorization bills, including FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science bills H.R. 5393 and S. 2837, Energy and Water bills H.R. 5055 and S. 2804, and Interior and Environment bills H.R. 5538 and S. 3068, the House COMPETES act and Senate legislation reauthorizing NSF, NOAA, NASA, DOE, and other federal science agencies.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities in Congressional appropriations and science agency authorization bills, including FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science bills H.R. 5393 and S. 2837, Energy and Water bills H.R. 5055 and S. 2804, and Interior and Environment bills H.R. 5538 and S. 3068, the House COMPETES act and Senate legislation reauthorizing NSF, NOAA, NASA, DOE, and other federal science agencies.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities in Congressional budget and science agency authorization and appropriations bills.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities in pending House and Senate MAP-21 reauthorization and extension bills, including the Senate DRIVE legislation H.R. 22 and transportation portions of H.R. 83, the FY 2016 omnibus appropriations bill.

Advocacy in support of NOACA water quality priorities in H.R. 83, the FY 2016 omnibus appropriations bill.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities in federal science agency authorization and apropriations bills including H.R. 83, the FY 2016 omnibus appropriations bill.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities in federal science agency authorization and apropriations bills including H.R. 1806, H.R.4660, S. 2437, and H.R. 5171.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities in pending House and Senate MAP-21 reauthorization and extension bills, including the Senate DRIVE legislation H.R. 22 and H.R. 3236, and transportation portions of House and Senate FY 2016 Transportation/HUD appropriations bills, H.R. 4745 and S.2438.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities in pending House and Senate FY 2016 Interior and Environment appropriations bills, including H.R. 5171.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities in federal science agency authorization and apropriations bills including H.R. 1806, H.R.4660, S. 2437, and H.R. 5171.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities in pending House and Senate FY 2016 Interior and Environment appropriations bills, including H.R. 5171.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities in pending House and Senate MAP-21 reauthorization and extension bills, including the Senate DRIVE legislation H.R. 22 and H.R. 3236, and transportation portions of House and Senate FY 2016 Transportation/HUD appropriations bills, H.R. 4745 and S.2438.

Federal policy and funding legislation related to geophysical sciences.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities in pending House and Senate FY 2016 Interior and Environment appropriations bills.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities in pending House and Senate MAP-21 reauthorization bills and transportation portions of pending House and Senate FY 2016 Transportation/HUD appropriations bills.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities in the FY 2015 omnibus appropriations bill H.R. 83, with emphasis on funding for transportation planning and projects in the Transportation/HUD title of this bill, and CMAQ funding in the EPA title of this bill.

Advocacy in support of NOACA water quality planning and related priorities in the EPA title of the FY 2015 omnibus appropriations bill H.R. 83.

Advocacy in support of NOACA Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act priorities, with emphasis on funding for water quality planning and water pollution abatement in pending FY 2015 Interior and Environment appropriations bills (H.R. 5171).

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities, with emphasis on funding for planning, highway, bridge, transit, safety, congestion mitigation/air quality, pedestrian, and bikeway projects in the reauthorization of MAP-21 (S. 2322) and a compromise version of the FY 2015 Transportation/HUD appropriations bill (H.R. 4745, S. 2438). Advocacy in support of a general fund transfer to the Highway Trust Fund with extension of MAP-21 (H.R. 5021) to allow full implementation of authorized programs after 9/30/2014.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities, with emphasis on the Senate COMPETES bill, and a compromise version of the FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bill (H.R. 4660, S. 2437) to fund federal science agencies.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities, with emphasis on funding for planning, highway, bridge, transit, safety, congestion mitigation/air quality, pedestrian, and bikeway projects in the reauthorization of MAP-21 (H.R. 5021, S. 2322) and pending FY 2015 Transportation/HUD appropriations bills (H.R. 4745, S. 2438). Advocacy in support of a general fund transfer to the Highway Trust Fund sufficient to allow full implementation of programs authorized by MAP-21 (H.R. 5021).

Advocacy in support of NOACA Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act priorities, with emphasis on funding for water quality planning and water pollution abatement projects in pending FY 2015 Interior and Environment appropriations bills (H.R. 5171).

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities, with emphasis on the House FIRST bill, the Senate COMPETES bill (both of which reauthorize NSF and NIST), and FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, State (H.R. 4660, S. 2437), Energy and Water (H.R. 4923), and Interior and Environment (H. 5171) appropriations, with emphasis on funding for NSF, NASA, NOAA, DOE, and USGS.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities, with emphasis on funding for planning, highway, bridge, transit, safety, congestion mitigation/air quality, pedestrian, and bikeway projects in the pending reauthorization of MAP-21 and pending FY 2015 Transportation/HUD appropriations bills. Advocacy in support of a general fund transfer to the Highway Trust Fund sufficient to allow full implementation of programs authorized by MAP-21.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities, with emphasis on the House FIRST bill, the Senate COMPETES bill (both of which reauthorize NSF and NIST), the House FY 2015 budget, and pending FY 2015 appropriations for federal science agenices.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities, with emphasis on securing maximum funding for federal science, research, and STEM programs in the budget agreement that capped discretionary spending for FY 2014 and FY 2015, and in the final FY 2014 omnibus appropriations bill H.R. 3547, as amended.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities, with emphasis on maximum funding for transportation planning and projects in the budget agreement that capped discretionary spending for FY 2014 and FY 2015, and in the final FY 2014 omnibus appropriations bill H.R. 3547, as amended.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental priorities, with emphasis on maximum funding for wastewater planning and projects in the budget agreement that capped discretionary spending for FY 2014 and FY 2015, and in the final FY 2014 omnibus appropriations bill H.R. 3547, as amended.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities, with emphasis on securing maximum funding for federal science agencies and STEM programs in the budget agreement that established caps on discretionary spending for FY 2014 and FY 201, and in FY 2014 omnibus appropriations bill HR 3547, as amended.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities, with emphasis on FY 2014 Transportation/HUD spending bills H.R. 2610 and S. 1243, House WRDA bill H.R. 3080, and reauthorization of MAP-21.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental priorities in pending FY 2014 Interior and Environment spending bills (not yet reported in either chamber).

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities, with emphasis on appropriations for federal science agencies and research in FY 2014 Commerce, Justice, State spending bills H.R. 2787 and S. 1329. Advocacy for USGS funding in pending FY 2014 Interior and Environment appropriations (no bill numbers available pending mark up), and first FY 2014 CR which was not passed until late October.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental priorities, including federal funding for water quality planning, Clean Air Act, and Clean Water Act programs in pending House and Senate FY 2014 Interior and Environment spending bills.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities, including funding for federal metropolitan planning and surface transportation programs in House and Senate FY 2014 Transportation/HUD spending bills. Advocacy in support of enhanced dedicated revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund. Advocacy for water infrastructure funds to address NOACA five-county area river and harbor needs in pending Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) legislation.

Advocacy in support of American Geophysical Union legislative priorities, including funding for federal science programs in House and Senate FY 2014 appropriations, with emphasis on Commerce, Justice, State and Interior and Environment spending bills. Advocacy for continued federal support for participation in scientific meetings and conferences.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental priorities, including federal funding for water quality planning, Clean Air Act, and Clean Water Act programs in the second FY 2013 CR (H.R. 933), House and Senate FY 2014 Budget Resolutions, and pending FY 2014 appropriations bills.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities, including funding for metropolitan transportation planning and federal surface transportation programs, in the second FY 2013 CR (H.R. 933), House and Senate FY 2014 Budget Resolutions, and pending FY 2014 appropriations bills. Advocacy in support of enhanced dedicated revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund.

Advocacy in support of American Geophysical Union legislative priorities, including funding for federal science programs and agencies in the FY 2013 second CR (H.R. 933) and pending FY 2014 appropriations bills, with emphasis on programs that enhance and preserve public safety. Adovcacy for continued federal support for attendance and participation in scientific meetings and conferences for federal employees, employees at national laboratories, and federal science grantees.

Advocacy in support of NOACA transportation priorities, with emphasis on additional sources of revenue for the Highway Trust Fund in the pending fiscal cliff agreement, and implementation of the Budget Control Act sequester scheduled to begin January 1st, 2013.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental priorities in the pending fiscal cliff agreement, including implementation of the Budget Control Act sequester scheduled to begin January 1st, 2013.

Advocacy in support of AGU earth and space science priorities in pending fiscal cliff agreement affecting the Budget Control Act sequester scheduled to begin January 1, 2013. Advocacy in support of current federal grant reimbursement policy related to participation in scientific conferences.

Advocacy in support of American Geophysical Union priorities for earth and space sciences in FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agengies appropriations bills (H.R. 5326, S.2323), Interior and Environment appropriations bills (H.R. 6091), and the FY 2013 Continuing Resolution, H.J. Res. 117.

Advocacy in support of Miller Wenhold Capitol Strategies priorities in House and Senate surface transportation reauthorization bills and conference bill, H.R. 4348, MAP-21.

Advocacy in support of NOACA transportation priorities in FY 2013 Transportation Appropriations bills (H.R. 5972, S. 2322) and in the FY 2013 Continuing Resolution, H.J. Res. 117.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental priorities in House and Senate versions of the FY 2013 Interior & Environment Appropriations Bill H.R. 6091, and in the FY 2013 Continuing Resolution, H.J. Res. 117.

Advocacy in support of Miller Wenhold Capitol Strategies, LLC client priorities, with emphasis on transportation policy and funding issues addressed in legislation reauthorizing SAFETEA-LU and transportation appropriations bills.

Advocacy in support of Miller Wenhold Capitol Strategies, LLC client priorities, with emphasis on transportation policy and funding issues addressed in legislation reauthorizing SAFETEA-LU and transportation appropriations bills.

Advocacy in support of American Geophysical Union priorities in House and Senate FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, State, and Science appropriations bills H.R. 5326 and S. 2323 and FY 2013 Interior and Environment appropriations bills (no bill numbers assigned at this time), with emphasis on policy and funding for federal science agencies including NOAA, USGS, and NASA.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental policy and funding priorities in pending House and Senate FY 2013 Interior and Environment appropriations bills (no bill numbers assigned at this time) and mobile source air quality issues in SAFETEA-LU reauthorization bills S. 1813, H.R. 4348, and H.R. 7.

Advocacy in support of NOACA policy and funding priorities in SAFETEA-LU reauthorization bills S. 1813, H.R. 7, H.R. 4348, H.R. 3404 and H.R. 3468, and FY 2013 Transportation/HUD appropriations bills H.R. 5972 and S. 2322.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental priorities, including funding for water quality planning, other Clean Water Act programs, and mobile source aspects of the Clean Air Act in House FY 2013 Budget Resolution H. Con. Res. 112 and with the Senate Budget Committee. Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental priorities in House and Senate surface transportation reauthorization bills H.R. 7 and S. 1813.

Advocacy in support of NOACA transportation policy and funding priorities in pending House and Senate SAFETEA-LU reauthorization bills H.R. 7 and S. 1813, and SAFETEA-LU extension legislation H.R. 4281. Advocacy in support of NOACA funding priorities in House FY 2013 Budget Resolution H. Con. Res. 122 and with the Senate Budget Committee.

Advocacy on behalf of AGU priorities, with emphasis on funding for federal science programs including JPSS, natural hazards programs at NOAA and the Department of the Interior, and STEM in House FY 2013 Budget Resolution H. Con. Res. 112 and with the Senate Budget Committee.

Advocacy in support of AGU policy and funding priorities, with emphasis on FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bills (H.R. 2596, S.1572), and Interior and Environment appropriations bills (H.R. 2584), particularly funding for JPSS, natural hazards programs, geophysical sciences critical to public safety, and STEM.

Advocacy on behalf of NOACA priorities, with emphasis on surface transportation reauthorization and FY 2012 funding for regional transportation planning, policy, and projects consistent with approved NOACA short- and long-range transportation plans.

Advocacy on behalf of NOACA environmental priorities, with emphasis on FY 2012 funding for regional water quality planning and funding for Clean Water Act projects in the NOACA five-county area. Advocacy on behalf of NOACA mobile source air quality priorities in surface transportation reauthorization bills.

Advocacy on behalf of AGU priorities, with emphasis on FY 2012 funding for the Joint Polar Satellite System, various natural hazards programs, and STEM.

Advocacy in support of AGU policy and funding priorities in pending FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bills (HR 2596, S. 1572) and Interior and Environment appropriations bills (HR 2584) with emphasis on funding for the JPSS, natural hazards programs, and STEM

Advocacy in support of NOACA policy and funding priorities in the EPA titles of pending House and Senate FY 2012 Interior and Environment appropriations bills (H.R. 2584) and in the six-week CR (H.R. 2608), as well as proposals affecting implementation of EPA air quality regulations. Emphasis in spending bills included regional water quality planning and funding for implementation of the Clean Water Act, including the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

Advocacy in support of NOACA policy and funding priorities in pending (not yet released) House and Senate SAFETEA-LU reauthorization proposals, and House and Senate FY 2012 Transportation/HUD spending bills (H.R. bill not yet filed, S. 1596), with emphasis on transportation planning and maximizing federal investment in highway, bridge, transit, safety, and other transportation programs. Advocacy in support of extension of SAFETEA-LU through 3/31/2012, and level transportation funding in CR H.R. 2608.

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth policy and funding priorities, with emphasis on Medicaid, Medicare, implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and expansion of the 340B drug discount program to inpatient settings.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities, with emphasis on the Joint Polar Satellite System, natural hazards programs, and STEM.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities including orbiting weather satellite systems and research related to long term weather trends, natural hazards programs, STEM education programs, and federal funding for scientific research and technology.

Advocacy in support of AGU priorities including orbiting weather satellite systems and research related to long term weather trends, natural hazards programs, STEM education programs, and federal funding for scientific research and technology.

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth priorities in legislation amending the Affordable Care Act, and in Congressional budget and debt ceiling negotiations affecting funding for Medicare, Medicaid, 340B, and other safety net programs.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental priorities, with emphasis on funding for water quality planning and Clean Water Act implementation, in pending House and Senate FY 2012 Interior-Environment appropriations bills.

Advocacy in support of NOACA transportation planning and program priorities in pending House and Senate SAFETEA-LU reauthorization bills, and in support of NOACA transportation funding priorities in pending House and Senaate FY 2012 HUD-Transportation appropriations bills.

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth policy positions related to repeal of all, or parts of, the Affordable Care Act health reform law.

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth funding priorities in FY 2011 Continuing Resolutions HJRes 48, HR 1363, and HR 1473. Advocacy in support of MetroHealth priorities in the House Budget Resolution HConRes 34, and the pending Senate FY 2012 Budget Resolution.

Advocacy on behalf of NOACA transportation planning and funding priorities in pending bills reauthorizing SAFETEA-LU, the federal highway/transit law.

Funding for NOACA transportation and environmental priorities in FY 2011 Continuing Resolutions HJRes 48, HR 1363, and HR 1473. Funding for NOACA transportation and environmental priorities in the FY 2012 House Budget Resolution HConRes 34.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental program and funding priorities, with emphasis on water quality planning and mobile source air quality issues related to surface transportation, in FY 2011 Interior and Environment appropriations bills (none marked up) and subsequent Continuing Resolutions HJ Res 101, HJ Res 105, and the final version of HR 3082. Advocacy in support of regional planning and funding priorities in draft Clean Water Act amendments and water infrastructure financing bills.

Advocacy in support of NOACA program and funding priorities, including metropolitan planning, in SAFETEA-LU reauthorization bills and FY 2011 Transportation/HUD appropriations bills HR 5850/S 3644, and subsequent Continuing Resolutions HJ Res 101, HR Res 105, and the final version of HR 3082.

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth program and funding priorities, with emphasis on programs and funding to implement the health reform law, in FY 2011 House and Senate Labor/HHS appropriations bills S 3686 (House bill not marked up, and therefore not numbered), and subsequent Continuing Resolutions HJ Res 101, HJ Res 105, and the final version of H.R. 3082.

Advocacy in support of the Christian Health Care Center's Rehabilitation Center of Tomorrow project in pending FY 2011 defense appropriations bills, and Medication Rehabilitation Center project in pending FY 2011 LHHS appropriations bills, including S. 3686.

Advocacy in support of NOACA transportation policy priorities, including transportation planning and project financing in pending House and Senate SAFETEA-LU reauthorizations bills.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental priorities, with emphasis on proposals related to Clean Water Act infrastructure financing and mobile source air quality aspects of SAFETEA-LU reauthorization.

Advocacy in support of NOACA policy and funding priorities in pending FY 2011 Transportation/HUD appropriations bills HR 5850 and S 3644, with emphasis on funding for transportation planning and programs. Advocacy in support of NOACA policy and funding priorities in pending FY 2011 Interior and Environment appropriations bills (not marked or numbered yet), with emphasis on funding for water quality planning.

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth System policy and funding priorities, with emphasis on funding for the FMAP extension, changes to the DSH program, expansion of the 340B drug discount program to inpatient settings, and federal programs to support coordinated care networks (CCNs). Advocacy on behalf of MetroHealth priorities in the FY 2011 LHHS appropriations bill S. 3686. Advocacy against Senate amendments which would reduce funding for prevention and wellness programs in the health reform law.

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth System policy and funding priorities, with emphasis on funding for the FMAP extension, changes to the DSH program, expansion of the 340B drug discount program to inpatient settings, and federal support for coordinated care networks (CCNs). Advocacy against Senate amendments to reduce funding authorized for prevention and wellness programs in the health reform law.

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth System policy and funding priorities, with emphasis on funding for the FMAP extension, changes to the DSH program, expansion of the 340B drug discount program to inpatient settings, and federal support for coordinated care networks (CCNs) in proposed revisions to the new health reform law and all versions of jobs bill H.R. 4213.

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth System policy and funding priorities, with emphasis on funding for the FMAP extension, changes to the DSH program, expansion of the 340B drug discount program to inpatient settings, and federal programs to support coordinated care networks (CCNs) in proposed revisions to the new health reform law and all versions of jobs bill H.R. 4213, and funding for MH community health center rehabilitation in pending FY 2011 LHHS appropriations bills.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental priorities, including infrastructure financing in all versions of the pending jobs bill H.R. 4213, and aspects of climate change legislative proposals which may impact the Highway Trust Fund.

Advocacy on behalf of NOACA transportation policy priorities, including transportation planning and project financing in pending House and Stenate reauthorization and jobs bills (H.R. 4213, H.R. 4915).

Advocacy and technical assistance in support of Christian Health Care Center (CHCC) project priorities, including funding for the CHCC Rehabilitation Center of Tomorrow in House and Senate FY 2011 Defense Appropriations Bills and the CHCC Medication Reconciliation project in House and Senate FY 2011 Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations. None of these bills has been assigned a bill number at the time of this filing.

Advocacy and technical assistance in support of Christian Health Care Center (CHCC) project priorities, including funding for the CHCC Rehabilitation Center of Tomorrow in House and Senate FY 2011 Defense Appropriations bills and the CHCC Medication Reconciliation project in House and Senate FY 2011 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations. None of these bills has been introduced or assigned a bill number at the time of this filing.

Advocacy and technical assistance in support of funding requests for CHCC projects including a Medication Reconciliation Electronic Medical Records request for FY 2011 LHHS appropriations bills, and Rehab Center of Tomorrow project request for the FY 2011 Defense appropriations bills.

Advocacy in support of the MetroHealth earmark request for funding for rehabiliation and expansion of its community health centers in House and Senate FY 2011 LHHS appropriations bills (not yet marked up, no bill numbers available).

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth System policy and funding priorities, with emphasis on changes to DSH, extension of the 340B drug discount program to inpatient settings, and federal programs to support coordinated care networks (CCNs) in H.R. 3590, the health care reform bill, and the reconciliation bill that amended it, H.R. 4872.

Advocacy in support of NOACA environmental priorities, including infrastructure project financing in pending jobs bills (H.R. 2847 and S. 4213).

Advocacy on behalf of NOACA transportation policy priorities, including transportation planning and project financing in various extensions of SAFETEA-LU (H.R. 2847, H.R. 4853, H.R. 4915) and pending House and Senate reauthorization bills (no bill numbers assigned at this time). Advocacy in support of transportation infrastructure funding in jobs bills (H.R. 2847, S. 4213).

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities related to water quality planning and funding for clean water infrastructure in the FY 2010 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill, H.R. 2996.

Advocacy in support of NOACA priorities, with emphasis on funding for metropolitan planning and transportation projects in the FY 2010 Transportation Appropriation bill H.R. 3288, and continuing resolutions preceding passage of this bill. Advocacy in support of metropolitan planning, infrastructure, and transit priorities in SAFETEA-LU reauthorization legislation, including language extending this authorization in H.R. 2847, the jobs bill, and continuing resolutions.

Advocacy on behalf of MetroHealth priorities, with emphasis on reducing proposed cuts to DSH payments, expanding the 340B drug discount program to inpatient settings, and funding for coordinated care networks to improve the quality of medical care for persons with chronic disease(s) in the Senate Finance Committee bill S. 1796, and final Senate version of the health reform bill H.R. 3590, as amended.

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth LifeFlight's FY 2010 Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations request for funding for air ambulance medical equipment in House and Senate versions of this bill, HR 3293.

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth efforts to ensure the right of states to regulate the medical aspects of air ambulance services, the Airline Deregulation Act not withstanding, in HR 915 and S 1451.

Advocacy in support of MetroHealth priorities, including minimization of cuts to Medicare and Medicaid DSH programs and extension of the 340B outpatient drug discount program to inpatient settings, in House health care reform legislation HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, its Senate version, S 1679, and in Senate Finance Committee legislation, not yet numbered, known as America's Health Future Act.

Advocacy in support of Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency water quality planning and clean water infrastructure priorities in House and Senate versions of the Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, HR 1262 and S 1005.

Advocacy in support of Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency planning, highway, bridge, transit, air quality, congestion mitigation, and other priorities in legislation to reauthorize SAFETEA-LU, including the one-month extension of this law, HR 3617.

Advocacy in support of Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency transportation and clean water federal funding priorities in House and Senate versions of FY 2010 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Affairs Appropriations bill, HR 3288, FY 2010 Interior and Environment Appropriations bills, HR 2996, and Continuing Resolution HR 2918 which extended FY 2009 transportation and clean water funding through 10/31/2009. Advocacy in support of funding to offset rescissions imposed by SAFETEA-LU.

Advocacy in support of Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency water quality planning and clean water infrastructure priorities in House and Senate versions of the Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, H.R. 1262 and S. 1005.

Advocacy in support of Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency transportation and clean water federal funding priorities in House and Senate versions of the FY 2010 Transportation and Housing & Urban Development Appropriations bill, HR 3288, and FY 2010 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill, HR 2996.

Advocacy in support of Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District priorities, including funding for the Clean Water SRF and CSO grant program, in House and Senate versions of the Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, HR 1262 and S. 1005.

Advocacy in support of Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District funding priorities in House and Senate versions of the FY 2010 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill, HR 2996.

Advocacy in support of Metrohealth efforts to ensure the right of states to regulate the medical aspects of air ambulance services, the Airline Deregulation Act not withstanding, in S. 1451 and H.R. 915.

Advocacy on behalf of Metrohealth priorities in House health care reform legislation known as the Tri-Committee bill, and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee health reform legislation known as The Affordable Health Choices Act. Advocacy in support of extension of outpatient discount drug 340B program extension to inpatient settings in the above legislation and S. 1239.

Advocacy efforts were directed to securing maximum funding authorizations for Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District priorities, including clean water SRF and combined sewer overflow grants, in clean water financing legislation H.R. 1262 and the pending Senate Environment and Public Works Committee companion bill.

Advocacy efforts were targeted to securing maximum Southerly WWTP incinerator project, Clean Water SRF, and combined sewer overflow funding in pending FY 2010 Interior and Environment appropriations bills. Advocacy efforts also were targeted to securing maximum eligibility and funding for water pollution abatement projects in stimulus legislation, the ARRA.

Advocacy efforts were directed to securing NOACA priorities for transportation planning as well as highway, transit, bridge, CMAQ, and transportation enhancement programs in SAFETEA-LU reauthorization legislation

Advocacy efforts were directed to securing maximum funding authorizations for water quality planning, clean water SRF, and combined sewer overflow grants in pending clean water financing legislation.

Advocacy efforts were directed to securing funding for transportation planning and project programs in FY 2010 transportation appropriations bills, and in maximizing NOACA and five-county area transportation and water pollution abatement project eligibility for funding in stimulus legislation. Advocacy efforts also were targeted to achieving maximum Clean Water SRF funding in FY 2010 Interior and Environment appropriations bills.

Advocacy efforts were targeted to making MetroHealth LifeFlight highway accident related medical rescue services eligible for Highway Safety reimbursement, particularly in instances of alcohol-related highway accidents.

Advocacy efforts were directed to securing funding for equipment for the MetroHealth LifeFlight program in FY 2010 LHHS appropriations bills, and to maximizing MetroHealth eligibility for funding in stimulus legislation.

Advocacy efforts related to making vision rehabilitation services eligible for Medicare reimbursement.

Advocacy efforts were directed to securing funding for the Cleveland Sight Center Call Center project in FY 2010 LHHS appropriations bills and stimulus legislation.

Advocacy in support of increased funding for transportation planning, highway, bridge, transit, and safety programs in five-month Continuing Resolution H.R. 2638. Advocacy in support of H.R. 3999, the Bridge Repair and Inspection bill. Advocacy in support of highway, bridge, and transit infrastructure funding in proposed House and Senate stimulus bills, H.R. 7110, S 3604.

Advocacy in support of clean water infrastructure funding in House and Senate stimulus bills H.R. 7110, S. 3604. Advocacy in support of funding for clean water infrastructure in S. 3500, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act.

Advocacy efforts were directed to securing maximum funding authorizations for Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District priorities, including clean water SRF and combined sewer overflow grants, in clean water financing legislation.

Advocacy efforts were targeted to securing maximum Easterly WWTP/Doan Brook project, Clean Water SRF, and combined sewer overflow funding in pending FY 2009 Interior and Environment appropriations bills. Advocacy efforts also were targeted to securing maximum eligibility and funding for water pollution abatement projects in pending stimulus legislation.