February 25, 2005

Greater Houston Partnership

The Greater Houston Partnership on Monday will host 10 members of the Congressional delegation during the Texas Congressional Delegation Summit. 

"The bi-partisan summit will provide an opportunity for members of the delegation to discuss specific business issues on the Partnership's federal agenda and possible legislative solutions during the 109th Congress," said a news release.

The four primary issues up for discussion include the reauthorization of TEA-21; federal funding for air quality research; inclusion of a domestic off-shore energy reinvestment program in a federal energy bill and NASA's space exploration vision FY06 budget request. 

"Each of the issues has a clear statewide or national impact," notes the release.  "Furthermore, they each have a legislative vehicle identified as a congressional or administration priority for the 109th Congress."

This is the first time the Partnership has brought several members of Congress together at one time, in Houston, to discuss issues included on the Partnership's federal agenda. The attendees expected to participate include U.S. House Majority Leader Tom Delay; U.S. Representative Kevin Brady; U.S. Representative John Culberson; U.S. Representative Charles Gonzalez; U.S. Representative Al Green; U.S. Representative Gene Green; U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson; U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee; U.S. Representative Michael McCaul and U.S. Representative Ted Poe.

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