Media Advisory (HQ): TOMORROW: White House, HUD, DOT and EPA Officials to Discuss Support for Job Creation and Economic Growth

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October 20, 2010

 

TOMORROW: White House, HUD, DOT and EPA Officials to Discuss Support for Job Creation and Economic Growth

 

WASHINGTON - White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will hold a press conference at the National Press Club on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 9:30 a.m. to discuss the Obama Administration’s Partnership for Sustainable Communities initiative and how it will work to support more livable and sustainable communities across the country. Through the initiative, HUD, DOT and EPA are announcing new, coordinated grants to help communities create more housing choices, make transportation more efficient and reliable, reinforce existing investments, and support vibrant and healthy neighborhoods that attract businesses.

 

Reporters are asked to be in place fifteen minutes prior to the news conference.

 

WHO:               White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan

                        DOT Secretary Ray LaHood

 

WHAT:             White House, HUD, DOT and EPA officials to discuss support for sustainable planning, job creation, and economic growth           

 

WHEN:             October 21, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

 

WHERE:           National Press Club, 529 14^th St., Washington, DC 20045; Zenger Room

 

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