Twenty meets with congressional leaders
March 6th, 2007 by Jeff
Monticello leaders of Twenty for the Future had a busy morning today as they met with four different congressional leaders in the span of four hours.
While Representative Marion Barry was unable to meet due to scheduling conflicts, the group from Monticello met with his chief of staff as well as with Congressmen Mike Ross, John Boozman, and Vic Snyder.
Bennie Ryburn III was the spokesman for the group in all meetings today as he shared Twenty’s eight-point priority list. The group received a positive welcome from the delegation, and the congressmen pledged their support in many of the projects.
Representative Mike Ross said, “It’s a done deal, as far as I’m concerned,” in reference to the need for a north-south connector from Highway 278 to Jordan Drive to alleviate traffic around the hospital and schools.
Representative John Boozman said, “We’ll help you in any way we can.”
Members of the Congressional delegation and their staff remarked consistently what a positive impact the Monticello group is able to make by having such a large group of concerned civic, business and educational leaders present to advocate the needs of the community.
MonticelloLive is proud to present you with the podcast from the group’s meeting with Representative Mike Ross today:
Pictures of Tuesday’s Washington activities can be found here.
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