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June 14, 2006

Carcieri to lobby for homeland security aid in Washington

Governor Carcieri will argue for additional homeland security funding for Rhode Island when he meets with officials in Washington, D.C., later today.

The governor is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at a health information technology conference in the nation's capital tomorrow morning and decided to arrive a day early to meet with Department of Homeland Security officials, according to his spokesman Jeff Neal.

"He's wanted to meet with homeland security officials since May 31," Neal said, referring to the day Carcieri learned that Rhode Island's homeland security grants for 2007 had been cut in half.

This afternoon, the governor is scheduled to meet privately with DHS Security Under Secretary for Preparedness George Foresman, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Grants and Training Tracy Henke, and State and Local director Chet Lunner.

Carcieri plans to return to Rhode Island tomorrow after the conference.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 7:06 AM | Permalink

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