Confirmed Speakers (Members of Congress Speaking on the 14th)
• Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs• Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Cong. John Boozeman (R-Ariz.), U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
• Cong. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
• Former Cong. Tom Davis, Deloitte & Touche
• Cong. Bob Filner (D-Calif.), U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
• Cong. John Hall (D-NY), U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
• Cong. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Tex.), House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Cong. Ron Klein (D-Fla.), U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Cong. Glenn Nye (D-Va.), U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
• Cong. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), U.S. House Armed Services Committee
• Major Brian Hampton, President of the Circle of Friends for American Veterans
• Kevin Morton, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Barbara Pittman, District of Columbia Office of Veterans’ Affairs
• Beryl Love, AMVETS
• Adam Hughes, OMB Watch
• Stephanie Buckley, Executive Director of US VETS – DC
• Peter Sepp, Vice President of National Taxpayers Union
• Charles Konigsberg, Chief Budget Counsel for The Concord Coalition
• David Williams, Vice President of Policy, Citizens Against Government Waste
• Steve Ellis and Laura Peterson, Taxpayers for Common Sense
• Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress
• Mary Cunningham, Urban Institute
• Mandy Smithberger, Project on Government Oversight
• John Isaacs, Executive Director, Council for a Livable World
<WHAT: The convention will bring veterans’ leaders and advocates together to address the urgent needs of non-profit transitional facilities caring for homeless veterans, returning troops from Iraq and Afghanistan and the stunning absence of military veterans as a top federal budget priority.
WHERE: Reserve Officers Association Building, Ballroom – One Constitution Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002
WHEN: Wednesday & Thursday, May 13 & 14, 2009 starting at 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST.
R.S.V.P: Media who wish to attend must R.S.V.P to Laura Gross, w: 202-265-5383, c: 202-255-2054, lgross@scottcircle.com. Please include name, media outlet, phone number and e-mail address of each person attending.
MEDIA SCHEDULE
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
9:00 a.m. - Presentation of Colors, Video Presentation and Opening Remarks
• Theodore Roosevelet Senior High School Air Force JROTC
• Major Brian Hampton, President of Circle of Friends for American Veterans
• Lt. Gen. Denis McCarthy, Executive Director of Reserved Officers Association
• Cecil Byrd, President of National Association of Concerned Veterans
• Donald Bridgeman, Director of Human Resources for Prince Georges County, Md. and Circle of Friends for American Veterans Board Member
• Bill Christian, Executive Director of Bethesda Mission
• Willard Smith, VetsHouse
10:00 a.m. – National Issue of Homeless Veterans – Remarks and Audience Discussion
• Tony Timm, Central Iowa Shelter & Services
• Mary Pat Sullivan, Comin’ Home
• Greg Crawford, Southeast Veterans Service Center
• Beryl Love, AMVETS
11:30 a.m. – How Effective is the VA Serving Homeless and American Veterans? – Remarks and Audience Discussion
• Ernest Jackson, Prodigal House
• John Scarbourough, Victory Support Services
• Yolanda Dean, Compassion House
• Bill Christian, Bethesda Mission
1:00 p.m. – Newsmaker Luncheon: How did Veterans Sink So Low on the Nation’s Agenda?
• Yolanda Deane, Compassion House
• Freddie Harrison, Georgia Center for Veterans Rehabilitation/Employment & Training
• Ernest Jackson, Prodigal House
1:30 p.m. – How to Finance Facilities That Do What Government Does Not: The Dire Need to Sharply Accelerate the Per Diem Program – Remarks and Audience Discussion
• Kevin Morton, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Mary Pat Sullivan, Comin’ Home
• Stephanie Buckley, USVETS DC
• Tony Timm, Central Iowa Shelter and Services
2:30 p.m. - Jack Martin, FAIR, makes remarks
2:40 p.m. - Steve Ellis, Taxpayers for Common Sense, makes remarks
2:50 p.m. - Adam Hughes, OMB Watch, makes remarks
3:00 p.m. – Can America be Free with a Bankrupt Economy? Helping Veterans and Saving the Country’s Mindless Spending and Pointless Programs – Remarks and Audience Discussion
• Jack Martin, FAIR
• David Williams, Citizens Against Government Waste
• Adam Hughes, OMB Watch
• Laura Peterson, Taxpayers for Common Sense
• Pete Sepp, National Taxpayers Union
4:00 p.m. – Remarks and Panel Discussion
• Lawrence Korb, Center for American Progress
• John Issacs, Council for a Livable World
• Mandy Smithberger, Project of Government Oversight
5:30 p.m. – Champions for Veterans Cocktail Reception, Location: Atrium of the R.O.A. Building
Thursday, May 14, 2009
9:00 a.m. – Presentation of Colors and Opening Remarks
• Maryland National Guard Drill Team
• Major Brian Hampton, President of Circle of Friends
9:15 a.m. – Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) Makes Remarks
9:30 a.m. – Challenges and Opportunities: A New Agenda for Veterans
• Eric Bonetti, Operation Homefront
• Barbara Pittman, District of Columbia Office of Veterans’ Affairs
• Ernest Jackson, Prodigal House
• Constance Burns, National Association of American Veterans
• Tony Timm, Central Iowa Shelter and Services
10:30 a.m. – Congressman Ron Klein (D-Fla.) Makes Remarks and Answers Audience Questions
10:50 a.m. – Update on the Veterans’ Bill of Rights
11:00 a.m. – When They Come Home: Is America Prepared? Remarks and Audience Discussion
• Hopeton Thompson, Mechlin-Shakley Veterans Center
• Willard Smith, VetsHouse
• Mary Pat Sullivan, Comin’ Home
• Freddie Harrison, Georgia Center for Vets Rehab/Employment/Education & Training
12:00 p.m. - Remarks by Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
12:45 p.m. – Newsmaker Luncheon: Remarks by Former Congressman Tom Davis
1:30 p.m. - Congressman Bob Filner (D-Calif.) Makes Remarks
1:45 p.m. - Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) Makes Remarks
2:00 p.m. - Congressman Glenn Nye (D-Va.) Makes Remarks
2:30 p.m. - Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) Makes Remarks
2:40 p.m. - Healing the Invisible Wounds of Returning Warriors
• John Scarborough, Victory Support Center
• Ernest Jackson, Prodigal House
• Willard Smith, VetsHouse
3:30 p.m. - Congressman John Hall (D-NY) Makes Remarks
4:00 p.m. - Congresswoman Edie Bernice Johnson Makes Remarks (D-Tex.)
5:00 p.m. - Congressman John Boozeman (R-Ariz.) Makes Remarks
5:20- Closing Remarks
5:30 p.m. - Closing Cocktail Reception
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