Mayors to Hold Press Conference to Highlight USCM Bi-Partisan Urban Agenda

For Presidential Candidates | Tuesday, July 26th at 1pm EDT

/EINPresswire.com/ -- WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - July 21, 2016) - USCM Vice President New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, USCM 2nd Vice President Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin and USCM Immediate Past President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will attend the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia from Monday, July 25 to Thursday, July 28, 2016.

On Tuesday, July 26, the mayors will attend a USCM-sponsored luncheon and hold a PRESS CONFERENCE to highlight the Mayors' Compact for a Better America: A Call to Action, which calls on the Presidential candidates to recognize the critical role cities play in shaping America's future and to focus on policy issues important to people living in cities and their metropolitan areas.

On the heels of tragic events involving gun violence in three American cities, Mayors will stress the importance of INVESTING in and PROTECTING cities and their metropolitan areas.

WHO:  New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, USCM Vice President                 
      Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin, USCM 2 nd Vice President          
      Baltimore (MD) Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, USCM Immediate Past    
      President                                                             
      + Mayors from across the country                                      
      Tom Cochran, USCM CEO & Executive Director                            
                                                                            
WHAT: Press Availability to Urge An Urban Agenda for America's Cities       
                                                                            
WHEN: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | 12n to 2pm EDT | Liberty Ballroom Foyer |    
      Sheraton Downtown Philadelphia | 201 N 17th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Note: Media interested in interviewing Mayors Landrieu or Benjamin during the Convention should contact Elena Temple-Webb at etemple@usmayors.org or 202/286-1100 -or- Sara Durr at sara@durrcommunications.com or 202/215.1811.

About The United States Conference of Mayors -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are nearly 1,400 such cities in the country today, and each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/usmayors, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/usmayors.

Contact:
Elena Temple
202-286-1100
etemple@usmayors.org

Sara Durr
202-215-1811
sara@durrcommunications.com

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