NAMM's Virtual Advocacy Event - Capitol Hill
Update: The live video feed of the Virtual Advocacy Days forum has now ended.
Now Available: Unedited video stream of NAMM Virtual Advocacy Days forum.
WEDNESDAY MAY 13—LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!
NAMM representatives will be visiting members of Congress and we need your support! Please call or e-mail your member of Congress to discuss the importance of music education or solicit support for small business in America. Thank you for your support!
Thank you for participating in Tuesday's Virtual Advocacy Days forum.
Browse the agenda below. All presentations will be archived on the site for future viewing. The day-long event featured prominent political leaders and experts covering an array of legislative topics and advocacy activities in support of music education.
View the Morning Session video footage
View the Afternoon Session video footage
| 8:45 a.m. | Welcome Butler Derrick, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP |
| 8:50 a.m. | Remarks Joe Lamond, President and CEO, NAMM |
| 9:00 a.m. | Overview of Briefing Day and Fly-In Mary Luehrsen, Director of Public Affairs & Gov. Relations, NAMM |
| 9:15 a.m. | Introduction of Al From Leo Coco, Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, LLP |
| 9:20 a.m. | Overview of the First 100 Days of the Obama Administration Al From, Founder of the Democratic Leadership Council |
| 9:55 a.m. | Perspectives on Health Care Reform and Budget Discipline Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) |
| 10:50 a.m. | "The Great Steak-and-Kidney Pie Dilemma" Phil Lader, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP |
| 11:35 a.m. | Small Business Advocacy: The Big Issues before Congress Goldberg, Goldberg and Associates |
| 1:15 p.m. | The Education Reform Agenda in the Obama Administration Roberto Rodriguez, White House Domestic Policy Council |
| 1:50 p.m. | Views on Music and Arts Education in the Obama Administration Peter Cunningham, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach, U.S. Dept. of Education |
| 2:35 p.m. | The Obama Administration: After the Election, Inauguration and Honeymoon Charlie Cook, Cook Political Report |
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