• Tuesday, September 7, 7-9 pm (Confirmed)
  • Arlington Civic Federation Debate
  • Virginia Hospital Center, 1625 North George Mason Drive, Hazel Conference Center, Arlington, VA 22205
• Thursday, September 9, 6-7 pm (Pending)
  • Springfield Chamber of Commerce Meet and Greet
  • Springfield Hilton, 6550 Loisdale Road, Springfield, VA 22150
• Monday, September 13, 8 pm (Pending)
  • Reston Candidates Forum
  • Comcast Television Studios, 12345-G Sunrise Valley Drive (in the Sunrise Technology Park), Reston 20191
• Wednesday, September 22, 5:30-8 pm (Confirmed)
  • Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce Candidates Night
  • Courtyard by Marriott – Tysons Corner, 1960-A Chain Bridge Road, McLean, VA 22102
• Tuesday, October 5 6:30-9 pm (Confirmed)
  • NOVAUL Urban League Debate
  • NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association), 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203
• Thursday, October 7, 11:30 am (Confirmed)
  • Mt. Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce Debate
  • Mount Vernon Country Club, 5111 Old Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22309
• Sunday, October 10, 7-9 pm (Confirmed)
  • Arab American Candidates Forum
  • Tyson’s Corner Marriot, 8028 Leesburg Pike, Vienna VA 22182
• Monday, October 18, 7-8:30 pm (Confirmed)
  • VOICE Candidates Forum
  • TC Williams High School, 3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302
• Tuesday, October 19, 1 pm (Confirmed)
  • Alexandria-Springfield NARFE (National Association of Retired Federal Employees) Debate
  • Temple Beth El, 3830 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22304
• Wednesday, October 20, 7:30 pm (Confirmed)
  • Hayfield Farm Citizen’s Association Candidate’s Night
  • Hayfield Elementary School (Cafeteria), 7633 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315

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Please join The Honorable Al Gore, Nobel Laureate & former Vice President of the United States, for an afternoon reception in support of Congressman James P. Moran, Chairman of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee.

• Sunday, September 26, 2010 4-6:00 pm (VIP Reception – 4:00 pm; General Reception – 5:00 pm)
• At the home of Don Owens & Chris Griffin (1740 Dressage Drive, Reston, VA 20190; map, click here).

RSVP to Moran for Congress at 703-299-0064 or at event@moranforcongress.org. Contribution levels:  Host – $1,000; Sponsor – $500; Friend – $250; Guest – $100.  For more information or to RSVP, please contact Moran for Congress at 703-299-0064 or event@moranforcongress.org.

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One year before the Mark Center is scheduled to be occupied, stakeholders to discuss progress, problems

Washington, D.C.— On Thursday, September 16th, Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) will host a special community town hall to discuss the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 133 situation at the Mark Center site in Alexandria. The event comes one year out from the military’s stated date of implementing the major BRAC relocation.

Six thousand four hundred people are scheduled to start work in the new Mark Center facility on September 15, 2011. Congressman Moran has raised major concerns regarding the traffic problems that will be caused by this relocation. He has passed legislation in the House restricting the amount of parking available at the site in an effort to force the military to upgrade the Mark Center’s transportation infrastructure to prevent the anticipated crippling traffic congestion.

This event is free and open to the public.

When: Thursday, September 16th from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Where: Francis C. Hammond Middle School Campus, 4646 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22304
Who: Panelists include Rep. Jim Moran, Defense Department officials, VDOT officials, and Alexandria City and Fairfax County representatives

www.moran.house.gov

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Kenmore Middle School (200 South Carlin Springs Road, Arlington, VA 22204, map click here )

Agenda

• 9:00 a.m. Registration, light breakfast, and exhibitors in the gymnasium
• 10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Maureen Bunyan

To register, click here. First seminar begins at 11 a.m. Second seminar begins at 12 noon. (Seminars will be repeated in the first and second session). Lunch will be provided after the second seminar. Exhibitors will be available throughout the day in the gymnasium.

This event is free and open to the public. If you have any questions call the Congressman’s Alexandria District Office at (703) 971-4700.

Please join friends and family with Congressman Jim Moran for a special afternoon of great food and fun at the Cherry Hill Park Pavilion, Falls Church, VA 22046 (located in the city of Falls Church at Little Falls & Park Ave, just off Route 7; map: http://tinyurl.com/CherryHillPark).

Suggested contribution: $25/person. For additional information or to RSVP, please contact  Moran for Congress at 703-299-0064 or event@MoranForCongress.org.

Washington D.C. — Today, Congressman Moran responded to Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s statement regarding legislation passed by the General Assembly to divvy up future offshore drilling royalties received by the Commonwealth. Mr. Moran outlined his concerns in a letter to McDonnell last week (included below). In light of the Governor’s statements at the bill signing yesterday, the Congressman made the following remarks:

“I appreciate the Governor’s desire to bring in new transportation dollars, but any projections for offshore drilling revenue are a mirage.

 

“As I stated in my March 5th letter to Governor McDonnell: even under the most optimistic scenario, drilling would not occur for at least another eight years. Because drilling would occur in federal waters, by law all royalties must go to the federal government.

 

“Due to a solid coalition of non-coastal states who believe that offshore drilling royalties belong to all the States, there’s little to no chance the Commonwealth would receive special consideration.

 

“Putting aside the obvious environmental concerns, drilling off Virginia’s coast could also hamper our efforts to ‘Save the Carrier’ at Norfolk. The Navy and Department of Defense are strongly opposed to any activities in the proposed region that would affect training operations. Erecting oil rigs in this zone could add fuel to Florida’s efforts to take our carrier and jeopardize other naval and NASA assets along our coastline.”

March 5, 2010

The Honorable Robert F. McDonnell
Governor
Patrick Henry Building, 3rd Floor
1111 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Dear Governor McDonnell: 

I wanted to follow up on one key issue of concern addressed at the Virginia congressional delegation meeting last week:  offshore oil and gas development. 

While we both share a goal of securing new revenue to address the state’s transportation needs, I would strongly advise against any assumption that oil and gas royalties will be flowing into the state’s treasury.  Regardless of our different positions on the merits of offshore drilling, these facts are immutable.  Lease Sale 220 will not occur before 2011 and will occur exclusively in federal waters at least 50 miles offshore.  Under the most optimistic scenario, drilling will not occur for at least another eight years and any royalties from these operations by law must go to the federal government, not the Commonwealth.  There are no special provisions for revenue sharing with the coastal states.  Efforts in Congress to share royalty revenue with the Atlantic coast states have been rejected repeatedly, most recently in the Senate last April by a vote of 37-60.  There is a bipartisan coalition of non-coastal states that strongly believe that offshore royalties belong to all the States.  

I also believe the assumptions about what the oil and gas might generate through economic activity are grossly overstated and may come at the expense of the fishing, recreational and tourism industries whose livelihoods could be jeopardized.

Perhaps even more significant, the military’s investment in Virginia, which is so critically important to the Commonwealth’s economy, could be jeopardized by offshore drilling.  As a delegation we are united in our effort to block Florida’s efforts to move one of the Navy’s carriers to Mayport.  Support for drilling in the Virginia Capes Operating Area, however, strengthens Florida’s case for moving Navy forces from Virginia to Florida.  “Save the Carrier” resolutions you will see from the General Assembly are utterly meaningless when Virginia is on record as supporting encroachment in a training range strongly opposed by the Defense Department and the Navy.  Support for drilling will undermine the efforts our congressional delegation is making to prevent Florida from taking naval and NASA assets from Virginia. That would be an economic disaster for Virginia, far exceeding even the most optimistic economic assumption on the possible benefits of offshore drilling.

Sincerely,

James P. Moran

Cc:  The Honorable Mark Warner
        The Honorable Jim Webb

http://moran.house.gov/

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