Policy Has Been A Top Bipartisan Priority for U.S. Conference of Mayors WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, under Majority Leader Charles Schumer’s leadership, the United States Senate passed the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act. The bipartisan legislation would allow cities, states, and other local governments to allocate resources from
Washington, DC – Today marks 10 years since the deadly mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, which took the lives of 20 first graders and six adults. Below is a statement by Kansas City (MO) Mayor Quinton Lucas, Chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ (USCM) Criminal and Social Justice Committee, and Tom Cochran, USCM
Washington, D.C.— Today, President Biden signed into law the Respect for Marriage Act, which enshrines and protects marriage equality for same-sex and interracial couples. The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) first adopted policy calling for legal protections of gay and lesbian rights by all levels of government in 1984 and policy in support of marriage
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act to enshrine and protect marriage equality for same-sex and interracial couples. The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) adopted policy calling for legal protections of gay and lesbian rights by all levels of government in 1984 and policy in support of marriage equality
Washington, D.C.— Below is a statement from U.S. Conference of Mayors’ CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran on the need for swift passage of the proposed agreement between railroad workers and operators to avoid a national rail shutdown: “As the nation faces the threat of a catastrophic rail shutdown, America’s mayors are calling on Congress
Washington, DC—Below is a statement by Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of The United States Conference of Mayors, on last night’s mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia that left six dead and others injured. “Yet again, we awake to the horrific news of another mass shooting in our country that has
Washington, DC – Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors’ CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran on last night’s mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs that left at least five people dead and 18 wounded. “This morning we woke up to the news of a mass shooting in an LGBTQ
Washington, DC – A bipartisan group of mayors and U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran have sent a letter to Congressional leaders, calling on them to provide permanent legal status and a pathway to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Mayors John Giles of Mesa, Jorge Elorza
Washington, DC – Today, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), sent a letter to Senate Leaders in support of the Respect for Marriage Act. The bill has already passed the House of Representatives. In the letter, Mayor Todd Gloria, who chairs the
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) announced the organization’s delegation to COP27, the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Delegation members include Austin (TX) Mayor Steve Adler, Burnsville (MN) Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, and Des Moines (IA) Mayor Frank Cownie. Also attending will be Greenville (MS) Mayor Errick
Washington, DC – Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors’ CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran on today’s mass shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis that left at least two dead and several others wounded: “Our hearts break at the news of yet another shooting at
Washington, DC–Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors’ CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran on yesterday’s mass shooting in Raleigh, NC: “Yesterday, we witnessed yet again the chilling impact of gun violence in our communities. America’s mayors stand with Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin and the Raleigh Police Department, which lost one of their
Washington, DC—Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a lower court decision that found the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unlawful. On a bipartisan basis, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) has supported granting permanent legal status to Dreamers since 2009 and first called for establishment of the
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed four bills to bolster public safety and good policing, with a focus on police training and recruitment, responding to mental health crises, preventing community violence, and solving gun crimes. Applauding their passage, Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors,
As White House “United We Stand” Summit Begins, U.S. Conference of Mayors and ADL Renew Compact Washington, D.C.— Nearly 150 mayors have renewed a 2017 pledge to combat hate, extremism and bigotry in their cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) announced today as the White House convenes a
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday the Department of Homeland Security announced a final regulation on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which will be published Tuesday and take effect October 31, 2022. The U.S. Conference of Mayors strongly supports DACA, which provides critical protection for Dreamers, people brought to this country at a young age and who call
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill and many of its component parts have been repeatedly championed by America’s mayors. Following the bill signing, U.S. Conference of Mayors CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran issued the following statement: “This is a monumental day that mayors have
Washington, D.C. – After the United States House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 today, U.S. Conference of Mayors CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran issued the following statement: “Mayors across the nation commend the House for approving this historic bill. With the Inflation Reduction Act, families across the country will begin
Washington, D.C. – As the United States Senate considers the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, mayors across the country are reiterating their support for this comprehensive and significant legislation. Urging swift passage of the bill, U.S. Conference of Mayors CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran issued the following the statement: “America’s mayors urge the Senate
Washington, DC—Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would ban assault weapons and accessories that accelerate the rate of fire of semiautomatic guns, including bump stocks and high-capacity magazines. The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) has had policy supporting such legislation since 1991 and the following statement by USCM CEO and Executive Director
