That's right...this week we'll be having not one but two blogger calls with members of the Progressive Caucus.
First up, on Wed. 5/11 at 6 PM EDT we'll chat with Rep. Donna Edwards about a bill she is about to introduce. From the email I received asking me to host this call:
Our bill is called the Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act. This legislation would establish up to five regional Centers of Excellence for green infrastructure in the United States. The centers would be charged with conducting research on green infrastructure relevant to the geographic region where the center is located. Communities would receive training and technical assistance on how to implement the best green infrastructure management practices. Basically, the bill uses centers to conduct research and empower communities to pursue green infrastructure practices using the natural environment for clean water, flood control, and stormwater management.
Rep. Edwards has to attend an event right after the call, but some of her staffers- including the legislative assistant who worked on this particular bill- will stick around for more in depth conversation after she leaves us to get back to work.
If you are unable to join us, I will be taking questions on Twitter in the hashtag #askDonna, but I won't guarantee how many of them will get asked, it will depend how many bloggers join us on the call.
Then Thurs. 5/12 at 5 pm EDT, we'll be welcoming back Rep. Charlie Rangel to talk about the People's Budget, the Debt Ceiling and really just about anything he feels like talking about or that you want to talk about.
As with the Rep. Edwards call, if you are unable to join us for the call with Rep. Rangel I will be taking questions via Twitter at #askCharlie, but again no guarantees how many of those questions we'll get to.
I'll try to come back after the calls and post short run downs of the calls, but better for you to join us and hear everything live and in person.
For both calls, if you'd like to join us just dial 213-416-6650 at the appointed time and use access code #975436. Please be sure to announce yourself when you join the call so I know who is there and then put yourself on mute while the Representative gives their opening statement.
We look forward to having you join us for these calls.