"State Powers Summit" by Republican Study Committee of Colorado

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

September 16, 2010 - (Denver, CO) -

The Republican Study Committee of Colorado (RSCC) will hold a public hearing on Friday, September 24 titled the "State Powers Summit" from 10:00am-2:00pm. This hearing will be open to the public and will be held in Hearing Room B of the Legislative Services Building, next to the state Capitol building.



The format will provide an opportunity to listen to prepared remarks from various speakers and will allow time for a brief roundtable discussion on each topic. Featured speakers will include Jonathan Williams, the director of the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Robert G. Natelson, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Independence Institute, Geoffrey Blue, Colorado Deputy Attorney General for Legal Policy and Governmental Affairs, Senator Kevin Lundberg from CO Senate District 15 and Representative Kent Lambert of CO House District 14.



The agenda for the hearing is as follows:



10:00 - 10:30 Opening Remarks and Introductions



10:30 - 11:00 Jonathan Williams (ALEC) "Rich States, Poor States: The Pathway to Prosperity"



11:00 - 11:30 Senator Kevin Lundberg "10th Amendment Resolution"



11:30 - 12:00 Jonathan Williams (ALEC) "Restoring Federalism: Strategies for States"



12:00 - 12:30 Lunch/open discussion



12:30 - 1:00 Rob Natelson (Independence Institute) "Amendment 63: Right to Health Care Choice"



1:00 - 1:30 Geoff Blue (Office of the Attorney General of Colorado) "Legal Challenge to Obamacare"



1:30 - 2:00 Representative Kent Lambert "Colorado Economic Perspectives - Local Group Roundtable"



Additional information can be found at the RSCC website at www.rscc.us.

http://www.rscc.us/home.html


Refer to the following site for the registration:

http://www.rscc.us/powers.html