MEDIA ADVISORY

Coalition for a Prosperous America Hosts

Nebraska Town Hall Meeting on Jobs, Trade and the Economy

"Building a Better America"

A Conversation on Trade, Manufacturing, and Farm Policy
Creating Jobs, Protecting the Environment, and Building Communities

WHAT:  The meeting, entitled, "Building a Better America" will bring together Nebraskans in the manufacturing, labor and agricultural sectors. Nebraska State Senators M.L. "Cap" Dierks and Tom White will co-chair the event and lead a call to action on issues of trade and the economy. National figures will speak to the importance of creating new jobs, eliminating the trade deficit, rebuilding America's manufacturing base, and promoting strong markets for Nebraska�s agricultural products.  

WHO:          Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer
                    Charles Blum, International Advisory Services Group
                    Tom Mullikin, Moore & Van Allen
                    Pat Mulloy, U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission
                    Rob Dumont, Tooling, Manufacturing and Technologies Assn.
                    Fred Stokes, Coalition for a Prosperous America

WHEN:     6:00 P.M., Thursday, February 21st

SPONSOR: Coalition for a Prosperous America, www.prosperousamerica.org

CO-CHAIRS: State Senators M.L. "Cap" Dierks and Tom White

WHERE: Holliday Inn Convention Center, 3321 S. 72nd Street, Omaha, NE 68124, 402.393.3950

CONTACT: Dave Murphy, 515.745.3140 or Fred Stokes, 601.527.2459