Back Story - August 3, 2013 - Mary Glass Shared with NGA staff @ National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Milwaukee

BACK STORY 

- National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

August 2-4, 2013

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Melinda Becker - Senior Legislative Associate - NGA

August 4, 2013

MILWAUKEE |  Today's back story was shared with National Governors Association Senior Legislative Associate, Melinda Becker - Health and Homeland Security Committee.  The copy BELOW was given to the senior associate for sharing with national office.  Ms. Becker was one of many that  Mary Glass, Chair/CEO introduced herself and spoke to about the issue of importance of Affordable Health Care at the National Governors Association summer meeting.

Glass spoke to Becker and others attending the NGA meeting at the Hilton Starbucks Coffee shop on Saturday, August 3, 2013 in Milwaukee.

The copy was for Governor Jack Markell & leadership of  the National Governors Association.
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Scott Keven Walker - Governor of Wisconsin

Beyond Pomp and Ceremonies - NGA

Saturday, August 3, 2013                                by:  Mary Glass, Chair CEO

WELCOME TO MILWAUKEE!

We hope your visit on behalf of the National Governors Association is NOT rendered to Harley rides, Discovery World, ballgames and wheeling and dealing on behalf of oligopoly control, while the real issues go lacking, i.e., high unemployment, need for health care, need for preparedness for residential and commercial consumers for health care insurance implementation, links to census tract and neighborhood consumers for decision-making and buy-in to drive down cost.

We hope you ask the real questions and advance solutions of how your organization and joint-leadership between the states can for the now and long-haul helps the masses RISE.  Stop the talking, PUT REAL ACTION IN THE Action plans.

Specifics:

• §        Adopt Code of Conduct that promotes TRUST through Skin-in-the-game – Tell the truth.
• §        Adopt Code of Conduct that call for your Oath of Office as a representative of ALL Americans.
• §       Create a straight line of communication starting at the Neighborhood level to your office.
• §       Create quick response from your national NGA office to inquiries – instead of NO RESPONSE.
• §      Open the Governor’s office to the People at the Census Tract and Neighborhood Level so they can be heard.

 The reality is, Urban cities such as Milwaukee and rural towns need to have “Straight-Talk” and “Immediate Talk” from the office of the Governor.

In Wisconsin, Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC, a for-profit organization that hit the floor running each day, working in the public square and advocating for Milwaukee’s residential and commercial consumer – human-civil-legal rights.  Health Care is the highest state budget issue. 

We have been repeatedly DENIED public information (health-workforce-insurance-procurement of others) to inform the citizenry.  We have been DENIED policy advisors to inform us of steps taken by Governor Scott Walker and his cabinet for the insurance exchange, Badger Care, Medicare Expansion and small business component.  This is WRONG.  This is not Leadership.  This will not drive down high health cost and up valued health care.

If this is the BUY-IN leadership of the National Governors Association, you should vote to disband today.