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Dear USGLC Board,


1. USGLC in the News. We had two of our Advisory Committee members promoting our Impact 2016 initiative this week. On Sunday, Governor Tom Ridge appeared on Fox news, yet his interview got consumed by security issues around the Egyptian plane crash. Luckily we had Governor Pawlenty on CNN yesterday morning, where he used "a crowbar" to get our message into the political debate. We are grateful to both for their time and support.


Check out Pawlenty's brief interview and his extraordinary skill in getting our points in: https://vimeo.com/145150160


2. Appropriations Concerns. Appropriators are working behind the scenes to divide up the extra funds agreed upon in the two-year Budget deal. While the OCO account will dramatically increase overall funds for International Affairs programs, I am extremely concerned that base funding will be disproportionately cut. Remember, a cut to base funding has serious long-term implications so we are mobilizing the community to weigh in. Be on the lookout for calls from my colleague Lindsay Plack on how you can help.


3. Out Around the Country. I will be in Fort Worth on Thursday for our first big event in Texas with Chairwoman Kay Granger. Thank you to fellow Board member Linda Padon of Chevron, and AIPAC and Lockheed Martin who are participating. And we are gearing up for our event with Senator Joni Ernst and GOP Campaigns in Iowa on November 23. Thank you to Bill Lane, Bill O'Keefe and Michael Gerson who are attending. Let me know if anyone else wants to attend.

Lastly, I wanted to share our deepest condolences to Bill Lane whose father, Ted Lane, passed away last week at age 90. Bill's dad was a WWII veteran, earning three Bronze Battle Stars for action at Normandy, Northern France and Rhineland and not surprising, worked for nearly 40 years as a salesman for Lehigh Portland Cement Company. From what I hear, he too had a great head of hair. Our thoughts are with Bill, Jane and the entire Lane family.

Liz