For Release: Immediate
Date: March 22, 2013
Contact: Jeremy House
Office: (202) 225.3101
Butterfield to Inform Constituents of Sequestration’s Impact, Next Week
WASHINGTON, DC — Next week, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) will speak with multiple groups to discuss the impact of sequestration on the First Congressional District and applaud environmental preservation efforts in the state.
On Monday, Butterfield will travel to Kinston to speak to the students and staff of Sampson Alternative School. While there he will discuss sequestration and the effects it will have on education. Later in the day, Congressman Butterfield will tour AAR Cargo Systems Corp and meet with its management on how the sequester will impact their business. AAR Cargo Systems designs and manufactures in-craft cargo loading systems for commercial, military, and humanitarian relief operations.
On Tuesday, Butterfield will participate in a town hall meeting hosted by the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC). During the town hall, Edgecombe and Nash counties residents will have the chance to ask Congressman Butterfield questions on federal budget cuts, efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and the impact on Medicaid following Governor McCrory’s decision to not expand the safety net program, among other issues.
On Wednesday, Butterfield will announce a $425,000 grant to The Roanoke Center to support sustainable forestry initiatives. The grant will provide opportunities for farmers to learn sustainable practices of cultivating timber underbrush for sale without having to remove trees. The award will benefit 30 farmers throughout Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford and Northampton counties.
The Congressman’s full public schedule follows.
WHAT: Butterfield to Engage District Constituents on Sequestration’s Impact, Next Week
WHEN & WHERE:
Monday, March 25
10:00-11:00 a.m.: Sequestration’s Impact on Education
Sampson Alternative School
2529 Cedar Dell Lane
Kinston, NC 28504
2:00-3:00 p.m.: AAR Cargo Systems Tour & Discussion on Sequestration
500 Gateway Drive
Goldsboro, NC 27534
Tuesday, March 26
10:00-11:00 a.m.: Eagle Home Medical Meeting on Sequestration
411 W. Chapel Hill Street, Suite 905
Durham, NC 27701
2:00-3:00 p.m.: Global Scholars Academy Tour & Discussion on Sequestration
311 Dowd Street
Durham, NC 27701
6:00-8:00 p.m.: Town Hall Meeting on Sequestration, Healthcare, & Voting Rights
Opportunities Industrialization Center, Medical Center
111 S. Fairview Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27801
Wednesday, March 27
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: U.S. Endowment Grant Announcement
Roanoke Electric Cooperative
518 NC Hwy 561 West
Aulander, NC 27805
Thursday, March 28
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Community Relations and Industry Council Meeting on Sequestration
Kittrell Job Corps Center
Underground Café
1096 US Hwy 1 South
Kittrell, NC 27544
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