Washington, DC--Vermont Lt. Governor Brian Dubie arrived in Washington this morning for the opening session of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) winter meeting. Dubie sits on the organization’s Executive Committee.

The NLGA is the professional association for those elected officials who are next in line of succession to the governors in the nation’s 50 states and five territorial jurisdictions.
The organization provides members the opportunity for networking, meeting, fostering interstate cooperation, and promoting effectiveness. NLGA may adopt resolutions on subjects of importance to the membership, of national importance generally, and in support of or opposition to action taken by other groups of state officials or the federal government. Resolutions are considered for adoption during the Annual Meeting.

Dubie will present a resolution on Tuesday aimed at committing NLGA support for streamlined coordination and delivery of services for elder Americans in the 21st century. Today, he also submitted a resolution for the NLGA to oppose new border-crossing rules and ID card proposed by the Department of Homeland Security and US State Department.

As the NLGA meeting winds down mid-week, Dubie will turn to the Aerospace States Association (ASA) winter meeting, which begins on Wednesday. Dubie was elected ASA Vice Chair and Secretary in June of 2005.

ASA is a scientific and educational organization of Lieutenant Governors and appointed delegates from more than forty states. ASA was formed to promote a state-based perspective in federal aerospace policy development and to support state aerospace initiatives that enhance student/teacher education outreach and economic development opportunities.

In Vermont, Dubie notes, “From Goodrich Aerospace in Vergennes, -- to Omega Optical in Brattleboro, whose filters recently went into space as part of NASA’s Stardust satellite’s camera system – to GE in Rutland -- to Vermont Aerospace in Lyndonville – the aerospace and aeronautics industries support good jobs and skilled workers in our state. I’d like to help keep that connection strong.”