The Senator’s presentation is entitled “Too Big to Succeed:  The Perils of Government Overreach.” Senator Cornyn has distinguished himself as a leader in the Senate on a variety of issues.  Throughout his Senate career, Senator Cornyn has been a champion for open government. His tireless work resulted in the reform of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) which promotes transparency by closing loopholes in FOIA and providing strong incentives to act on requests.  Senator...
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“When politicians seek to punish oil & gas companies and ‘take their profits,’ they are not targeting industry executives, but the hard-earned savings of working people,” said API Chief Economist John Felmy recently. Dr. Felmy has devoted more than 25 years to the study of U.S. & International Energy Policy, as well as Economic & Environmental Analysis. He is responsible for overseeing the Economic, Statistical & Policy Analysis of the American Petroleum...
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Mr. Cain launched his Presidential Exploratory Committee by saying, “The American Dream is under attack. In fact, a recent survey found 67% of the American People believe America is headed in the wrong direction. Sadly, this comes as no surprise to those of us who have watched an out-of-control federal government that spends recklessly, taxes too much and oversteps its Constitutional limits far too often. While our country faces grave and complex problems, America is not lost forever....
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The Austin Economic Club is proud to announce that the Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales, the nation’s 80th Attorney General, will be its featured speaker at a breakfast event on April 8, 2011 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Austin (San Jacinto & 8th).  Introduction by STATE REPRESENTATIVE SID MILLER Chairman, Texas House Homeland Security Committee Friday, April 8th, 2011 Omni Hotel, Downtown Austin San Jacinto & 8th 7:30 a.m. ~ V.I.P. Reception 8:00 a.m. ~ Breakfast...
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Chairman of the Board, President & CEO of Southwest Airlines Co., Gary Kelly will be speaking in Austin at the downtown Omni Hotel on Friday September 18th at an 8 a.m. breakfast. Kelly will talk on "21st Century Aviation: A Committment to Technology, Energy, and Climate Solutions." He will brief attendees on the airline industry's impact on Texas, as well as the future direction for Southwest's Dallas-based operations. U.S. Congressmen Michael McCaul and Lamar Smith will be attending and will...
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By Bob Sechler, Dow Jones Newswires May 21, 2009 AUSTIN, Texas -(Dow Jones)- An estimated $13 billion in new federal money for high-speed passenger rail service should go to a single project that demonstrates its effectiveness, the top executive of freight railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNI) said Thursday. "I'm concerned (the money) will be spread like peanut butter" nationwide and have little impact, said Chief Executive Matthew K. Rose, speaking to the Austin Economic Club,...
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Transportation Commission Could Have Measurable Effects on Citizens From Texas Insider The Executive Commission of National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, made up of transportation experts and CEOs across the country, has unveiled a comprehensive plan called “Transportation for Tomorrow.”  Congress put together a twelve-member Commission in 2005 to examine the condition and operation of the nations surface transportation system. Congress...
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AUSTIN—The Austin Economic Club (AEC), a not for profit organization developed in 2004 for the purpose of gathering Texas’ most distinguished political and business leaders, has started their 2009 Distinguished Lecture Series in style with a new Facebook and YouTube site. “We’ve already seen the affect new media tools have on our general public in the Obama campaign,” said Jim Cardle of Texas Citizen Action Network, and co-founder of the Austin Economic Club, “We...
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Thursday, May 21, the Austin Economic Club will host Matt Rose, CEO of the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), for a breakfast event to start off the Austin Economic Club’s Distinguished Lecture Series for 2009. Rose will speak on “Transportation Infrastructure and the Importance of Optimizing the U.S. Supply Chain.”  The Executive Commission of National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, made up of transportation experts and...
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The Austin Economic Club (AEC) continues its 2006 Distinguished Lecture Series with a luncheon featuring Ed Gillespie on Thursday, October 5th, 2006, at the Austin Club, 110 E. 9th St., in Austin, Texas. Ed Gillespie is a founder and co-chairman of Quinn Gillespie & Associates, a bipartisan public affairs firm that provides strategic counsel, government relations, and communications services to corporations, trade associations, and issue-based coalitions. He is a witty and candid presenter...
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