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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Jennifer Bennerotte,
Communications & Technology Services Director
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Edina City Council Joins 2,000 City Leaders to Advocate for Local
Priorities at National League of Cities Congressional City
Conference in Washington, D.C.
Edina, Minn., April 11, 2019 – Four members of the Edina City Council joined more than 2,000 mayors,
council members and other delegates from cities, towns and villages across the country in Washington, D.C.,
last month for the National League of Cities’ (NLC) annual Congressional City Conference (CCC). At the
conference, delegates met with senior White House officials, members of Congress, and other national
experts to discuss how strong federal-local partnerships are critical to addressing top priorities for local
leaders.
“This conference enables us to learn from experts on many topics that affect our city, and ample opportunity
to learn best practices from the broad spectrum of elected officials we meet,” said Mike Fischer, one of the
Edina Council Members in attendance.
The City Council also met with Edina Representatives Ilhan Omar (Congressional District 5) and Dean Phillips
(Congressional District 3) in their new offices on Capitol Hill. Fischer acknowledged out of all the conference
activities, “what is most important is the time we spend building relationships with our [federal] legislators.”
The Congressional City Conference’s central theme was NLC’s “Rebuild With Us” campaign, which urges
Congress to develop and pass comprehensive legislation that rebuilds and reimagines America’s infrastructure
in partnership with local governments that will serve local communities for the next 100 years.
Conference delegates took that message to Capitol Hill, calling for a long-term plan that improves the nation’s
water, broadband and transportation systems; prepares our communities for extreme weather and natural
disasters; and invests in the skills training and education that prepares our workforce to build and maintain
our infrastructure.
Conference highlights include the Opening General Session, which featured a deep-dive infrastructure
conversation moderated by POLITICO and welcome remarks from host city Mayor Muriel Bowser. Other
notable speakers included U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Assistant to the
President and Senior Counselor Kellyanne Conway, Sen. Todd Young, Chief Deputy Whip of the House
Democratic Caucus Rep. Dan Kildee, and many others.
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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424