so, that's the challenge that i would put to all of you here at nlc we work with our nlc staff.alk about problems in isolation, we talk in aggregate. how do i work with the mayor hazelton, in williamsport and all the mayors around us. how do we bring them to the table and get that synergy and that force to move the needle forward. i think if we do that and we stay focused and make the argument in the positive and present clear cases, i think we can win that battle and i don't think we're in a point where we need to panic. we need to work together and make sure our voices are loud. it's great to look out and see a big room. that's a lot of big voices. let's get them together and move the needle, right? thank you. [applause] >> we have time for one more, finally. noi that america's housing comeback and just getting started. so, mayor gaskins, if you could, what can cities interested do to get involved? >> great question. so fun fact. i actually started my career as in the national league of cities. so i know all of the care, the time, the hours, the sleepless nights that staff put

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as you heard from my colleague, nlc is here and we're ready to partner. we have brought more than 3000 of our fellow comrades could washington, d.c., our closest friends, to work with us and to carry that message to the city, two members of congress, and to the administration. from housing to public safety and infrastructure, local government are leading the way all across this great nation. we are innovating, we are adopting new and better ways of doing things for the benefit of our residents. and as i always say, cities are the laboratories of democracy. but we also know, we can't do this alone. we have to have partners, and that's what on wednesday were going to send more than 1000 local city representatives to capitol hill to share our message to congress about the innovation and the possibility that rests when we trust local government having a a strong partnership with our federal partners to accomplish things for our residents. from bridge repairs to water system improvement, local leaders have an excellent stewards of our tax dollars. we've invest

immediately following this general session, you will receive a push from -- through the nlc conference up, with a link to where you can put your questions and send those questions to the reporters. please make sure you submit them by 5:00 p.m. tonight, whatever that question is, and you may just hear your question up here on this stage tomorrow afternoon . before he died in, i just want to remind everyone that -- about nlc's con cct and as you remain considerate and respectful of our speakers. we will kick things off with a panel discussion i think you will find a truly interesting and compelling, and a topic growing increasingly relevant to each one of us in our communities, and i mean each one of us, when it comes to disaster response and recovery. from dealing with growing numbers of natural disasters happening across the country, to being prepared for infrastructure failures. the city leaders are on the frontlines of these kinds of unexpected events, and as all of you know, when they happen, we have to be ready to go. today you will hear from a few really inspiring state and local

immediately following this general session, you will receive a push from -- through the nlc conference up, with a link to where you can put your questions and send those questions to the reporters. please make sure you submit them by 5:00 p.m. tonight, whatever that question is, and you may just hear your question up here on this stage tomorrow afternoon . before he died in, i just want to remind everyone that -- about nlc's code of conduct and as you remain considerate and respectful of our speakers. we will kick things off with a panel discussion i think you will find a truly interesting and compelling, and a topic growing increasingly relevant to each one of us in our communities, and i mean each one of us, when it comes to disaster response and recovery. from dealing with growing numbers of natural disasters happening across the country, to being prepared for infrastructure failures. the city leaders are on the frontlines of these kinds of unexpected events, and as all of you know, when they happen, we have to be ready to go. today you will hear from a few really inspiring state an

it is my absolute pleasure to join nlc here at the congressional city conference, to moderate this conversationthe recent executive actions and their impacts on local governments and cities, towns, and villages. my organization, the international municipal lawyers association, partners with cities through our work at the local government legal center. we provide local governance before the courts. today, we want to help local leaders understand the impact on municipal corporations. as we all know, beginning shortly after the transition of this administration, president trump issued several executive orders that had direct impact on local communities. today, i'm joined by esteemed legal experts to help me unpack these executive actions and what you as local elected officials need to understand in terms of reliability and the legal implications of those actions. first with me here today to my immediate left is anna schwab, and she draws on her years of experience in government, advocacy, and law for a variety of agencies and secure federal funding opportunities to local communities and special di

thank you, amanda, thank you, mayor patterson and the entire nlc team for having me here for this important. i will try, for everybody's sake, to not make this into an admin law or environmental law class, but there are sticky things to navigate. so, amanda, you touched on the executive orders, there were a series of them issued on the first day, and the one i would say that really caused a lot of questions are dealing with american energy, mostly because it raises the question of federal funding. they issued a memo and it essentially said, please pause all federal funding and disbursements and loans and agreements. and that cause some confusion and raised some questions them absolutely, and it was on all federal assistance them anything that had funding assistance with the executive orders that the president had just signed. and within about a little less than 48 hours, when that was issued, the agency had a report back and stop all funding freezes, so that really caused some confusion. as we were looking at that, we also saw a couple of lawsuits. that then instigated the office of managem

during his time in the senate, he worked closely with nlc to advocate rail safety legislation in congresso make the communities safer, co-sponsoring the railway safety act of 2023. last year, he stepped up to join president donald trump in his presidential campaign. was elected vice president of the united states in november 2024. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the vice president of the united states. j.d. vance. [ applause ] >> thank youly. please take a seat. it's good to see everybody. good afternoon and thank you all for having me. thank you to councilman kramer for the kind introduction. i was talking backstage little bit. my wife and eboth love the city of louisville. it means a lot. thanks for the kind words. i say to all of you, whenever i was in the senate, i welcomed a group from ohio, i know you guys represent the entire country, i would always just say jay the town. it is your city. i think that washington is a beautiful place. it's a beautiful place to spend a few days. i think it's important to get out there and see the people city. it was built with your

nlcs captures after hours really doing an about face.'ve seen in the last three months, the retailer did beat consensus really across the board. most notably i'd say for earnings and then comparable sales guidance conservative, which is on par with most retailers at this point. so total comps grew 3%, the street expected just 1% growth and namesake gap brand that was the most impressive, gaining 7%. banana republic posting the surprise gain two i spoke briefly with ceo richard dickson and cfo katrina o'connell. unlike other retailers, o'connell said the unseasonably cold february did cause the quarter to get off to a bit of a slow start, but as the weather normalized, gap was pleased with what they've started to see in the business, then that quarter to date, trends are embedded in this outlook that we just got so good. dickson says that gap sources 10% of its product from china, and then less than 1% from mexico and canada combined. so the impact of 20% tariffs on china and 25% on mexico and canada is also in this guidance. while he wou