Bipartisan Group of Mayors Calls for at Least $1.4 Billion to Support Local Governments Seeing an Influx of Migrants and Asylum Seekers Washington, DC – Today, a bipartisan group of 139 mayors in the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) sent a letter to Congress registering their strong support for President Biden’s supplemental funding
WASHINGTON, DC—Following an address to the nation, President Joe Biden has made a request for supplemental funding from Congress to respond to the wars in Israel and Ukraine as well as other humanitarian crises, including the one relating to our southern border. In support of this call for action, U.S. Conference of Mayors CEO
Washington, DC—Below is a statement by the President of The United States Conference of Mayors, Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez, in response to Russian forces kidnapping Ivan Fedorov, Mayor of Melitopol, Ukraine: “America’s mayors demand the immediate release of the Mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov. Mayor Fedorov was violently captured while caring for his citizens
Washington, DC—Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on the death of Ukrainian Mayor Yuriy Prilipko: “As President of the United States Conference of Mayors, I am deeply saddened to learn of the tragic and senseless death of Yuriy Prilipko, mayor of Gostomel, Ukraine. It is clear Mayor
MIAMI, FL – Today at the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Winter Leadership Meeting, American mayors adopted an emergency resolution in support of the Ukrainian people and democratic values under assault by the Russian government. Under the leadership of USCM President Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez, mayors made clear they stand with their Ukrainian counterparts
Miami, FL—Today at the opening of The U.S. Conference of Mayors’ (USCM) Winter Leadership Meeting in Miami, USCM President Miami Mayor Francis Suarez virtually hosted Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko for a discussion on the current situation unfolding in Ukraine. Mayor Suarez made clear that America’s mayors stand with the Ukrainian people and the mayors of
Washington, DC—Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on Ukraine: “As President of the United States Conference of Mayors, I join my fellow mayors across America in condemning Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Putin’s actions are a threat to our collective security and international peace. We stand with
