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September 27, 2007:   AeA Cyber Series Event on Appropriations

Speaker: Rep. C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger (D-MD), House Appropriations Committee

Rep. Ruppersberger discussed the appropriations process and current congressional agenda.

Rep. Ruppersberger serves in the following capacities

• Appropriations Subcommittee of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies;
• Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government;
• Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch Chairman of the Technical and Tactical Intelligence Subcommittee of the Select Intelligence Committee.
• Chairman of the Technical and Tactical Intelligence Subcommittee of the Select Intelligence Committee
• Assistant Democratic Whip.

John Palafoutas, Senior Vice President AeA listens as Rep. C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger (D-MD), House Appropriations Committee addresses AeA member companies. 

  Rep. C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger (D-MD), House Appropriations Committee fields questions from AeA member companies in the new David Packard Conference Center.

September 26, 2007:   AeA Cyber Series Event on Appropriations

Speaker: Rep. Chaka Fattah, (D-PA), House Appropriations Committee

Rep. Fattah discussed current congressional funding of math and science programs, and answered member questions concerning upcoming appropriations activities

Rep. Fattah serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies; and Homeland Security.

He is also the Architect of GEAR UP, which has become the largest pre-college awareness program in this nation's history and has contributed nearly $2 billion toward the educational advancement of low-income students.

This event was sponsored by:

Frank Orlandella, Director of Federal and State Public Affairs, Agilent and Rep. Chaka Fattah discuss a point in front of the AeA member audience

Frank Orlandella, Director of Federal and State Public Affairs, Agilent, Rep. Chaka Fattah, and John Palafoutas, Senior Vice President AeA kick off this Cyber Series event

Frank Orlandella, Director of Federal and State Public Affairs, Agilent and Rep. Chaka Fattah pose for a joint photo.

March 28, 2007:   Today AeA released its latest report, We Are Still Losing the Competitive Advantage: Now Is the Time To Act.

March 13, 2007:   U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt Visits AeA's Silicon Valley Council to promote HHS's Value Drive Driven Healthcare Initiative.  Tim Guertin, AeA Chairman of the Board and President and CEO of Varian Medical Systems, began the ceremony by introducing the Honorable Michael O. Leavitt...read more.

Duane Dauner, President, California Hospital Association; Dr. Jeffrey Rideout, Vice President, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco; Secretary Michael Leavitt, HHS; and Tim Guertin, President & CEO, Varian Medical Systems and AeA’s Chairman of the Board (L-R).

March 13, 2007: Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-16-CA), Chairwoman, Immigration Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee visits AeA to speak to members on the agenda of the committee in the 110^th Congress.

Event sponsor Jack Krumholtz, Managing Director of Federal Government Affairs, Microsoft Corporation; Rep. Lofgren; and Rob Mulligan, Senior VP International, AeA (L-R) .

March 7, 2007:  William T. Archey, President & CEO, AeA testifies to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business at a hearing on "Advancing the Innovation Agenda:  The Perspective of the Technology and Telecommunications Industry" on March 7, 2007.

William T. Archey, President & CEO, AeA testifying (left).

March 5, 2007:  The Honorable Jay M. Cohen, Under Secretary for Science & Technology, Department of Homeland Security visits AeA.

February 22, 2007:  Congressman George Miller (D-7-CA), Chairman, House Education and Labor Committee. Chairman Miller discussed plans for the Democratic Innovation Agenda and the Ed and Labor Committee competitiveness agenda for 2007.

Congressman George Miller, Chairman, House Education and Labor Committee speaks with Bill Archey, President & CEO, AeA about Democratic Innovation Agenda.

February 7, 2007:   William T. Archey, President & CEO, AeA, testified to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor today.  Read the testimony or watch the webcast.  Additional witnesses included Richard L. Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO; Judy Feder, Dean, Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University; and Dr. Lynn A. Karoly, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation.

William T. Archey, President & CEO, AeA, testifying to the House Committee on Education and Labor

February 5, 2007:  AeA, the nation’s largest high tech trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry, praises President George W. Bush for increasing funding for U.S. competitiveness and innovation in the 2008 budget...read more.

February 5, 2007:  AeA strongly praises the efforts of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Representative Dave Obey, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and others, for increasing the budget, specifically for physical sciences, in the continuing resolutions for fiscal year 2007...read more.

November 30, 2006:  Bill Cable, Chief of Staff to the new Majority Leader Congressman Steny Hoyer visits AeA.

November 17, 2006:  In an event held yesterday at AeA’s Washington, DC headquarters, House Speaker Designate Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), and Rep. George Miller (D-CA) addressed high-tech executives from AeA Member Companies, and gave an overview on top House Congressional priorities for the high-tech industry. The visit to AeA was among the first public appearances of all three representatives off Capitol Hill since the November 7th mid-term elections....read more.

August 10, 2006 - AeA asks Congress to strengthen the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative to ensure citizen privacy and border security.

July 17, 2006 - AeA Letter to House Leaders J. Dennis Hastert and John A. Boehner requesting floor time for HR 5356 and HR 5358, bills related to math and science education, and that are critical to U.S. competitiveness...read more

July 12, 2006 - William T. Archey, AeA's President & CEO, speaks out on the need for a permanent R&D tax credit. Read his OpEd from the San Jose Mercury News.
 

Participating in AeA's Federal Government Affairs Committees will enhance your company’s ability to remain updated and have an impact on legal and regulatory changes affecting your company. Participation is open to any AeA member company, and there is no limit to the number of employees per company who sign up.  Committees include:

• National Government Affairs Committee
• Human Resources / Workforce / Education Committee
• Intellectual Property Working Group
• RFID Task Force
• Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Committee
• Tax Committee  
• Technology for Government (T4G) Committee