Contact: Joseph De Wolk
Phone: 202-579-7359
Diverse team of federal officials will work to cut red tape, speed recovery for workers
WASHINGTON- Dr. Ed Montgomery, executive director of the White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers, and a team of officials from across the federal government will travel to Janesville and Kenosha, WI, on Friday, June 11, to meet with localworkers, officials and community leaders affected by the recent economic downturn.
Montgomery will listen to local workers, officials and leaders, and lead the discussion to find concrete ways the federal government and partners can support the economic recovery of the Janesville and Kenosha areas. The discussion also will focuson ways federal officials can cut through red tape to move resources quickly and efficiently to communities that have been hardest hit by the economic crisis and job loss in the auto industry.
The team of federal officials includes representatives from the U.S. Departments of Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Health and Human Services, and Justice; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Small Business Administration; the Economic Development Administration; and the National Institute of Science and Technology.
Janesville events
WHO: Ed Montgomery, executive director
White House Council on Automotive Communities andWorkers
Team of federal officials
Mike Sheridan, speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Roberta Gassman, Wisconsin secretary of workforce development
Workers and community leaders
WHENAND WHERE: 10 a.m. CDT: Tour of Rock County Jobs Center- media availability will follow
Rock County Jobs Center, 1900 Center Ave.
11 a.m. CDT: Meeting-first 15 minutes open to press
UAW Hall,1795 Lafayette St.
Kenosha events
WHO: Ed Montgomery, executive director
White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers
Team of federal officials
Keith Bosman, mayor of Kenosha
Kenosha Auto Task Force
WHEN AND WHERE: 4:30 p.m. CDT: Press availability
UAW Local 72,3615 Washington Road
Media that plan to cover this event are requested to notify
Joseph De Wolk at dewolk.joseph@dol.gov or 202-579-7359.
