BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130712T120000Z DTEND:20130712T140000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Military Affairs Council Breakfast Meeting with Rob Wittman DESCRIPTION:The Military Affairs Council is hosting\n\n a Breakfast Meeting featuring\n\n Congressman Rob Wittman\n\n Representing Virginia's First District\n\n \n\n What's Ahead for the Regional Economy?\n\n \n\n Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in an April speech pushed a fiscal 2014 version of BRAC with an up-front cost of $2.4 billion\, calling the process "a comprehensive and fair tool that allows communities a role in reuse decisions by them for their property." It also "provides redevelopment assistance\," he said.\n\n BRAC saves money in the long term\, Hagel said.\n\n \n\n Congressman Wittman will discuss the Readiness Subcommittees' bill which would "prohibit the department from proposing\, planning or initiating another round of Base Realignment and Closure."\n\n \n\n Sequestration has begun and everyone knows there have been and will be cutbacks in Federal spending. Can we be optimistic about the future and the potential opportunities for business that stem from activities in the Federal sector?\n\n \n\n Join us to hear Congressman Wittman's perspective on the Federal government situation. \n\n \n\n Join us for a BRAC Breakfast Briefing on\n\n Friday\, July 12\, 2013 - 8:00 10:00 a.m.\n\n at the\n\n John F. Fick\, III Conference Center\n\n 1301 Sam Perry Boulevard\n\n Located in the Moss Free Clinic Building - around back\n\n \n\n You are strongly encouraged to pre-register\n\n MAC members $25 Chamber members $30\n\n General Public $50\n\n \n\n Sponsorships are available\n\n Contact Mary Garber\, 540-373-9508 or mary@fredericksburgchamber.org\n\n \n\n Chamber members may register online\, others may call (540) 373-9400 or email\n\n stacey@fredericksburgchamber.org X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

\n The Military Affairs Council is hosting
\n a Breakfast Meeting featuring
\n Congressman Rob Wittman
\n Representing Virginia&rsquo\;s First District
\n
\n What'\;s Ahead for the Regional Economy?
\n
\n Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in an April speech pushed a fiscal 2014 version of BRAC with an up-front cost of $2.4 billion\, calling the process &ldquo\;a comprehensive and fair tool that allows communities a role in reuse decisions by them for their property.&rdquo\; It also &ldquo\;provides redevelopment assistance\,&rdquo\; he said.
\n \;BRAC saves money in the long term\, Hagel said.
\n \;
\n Congressman Wittman will discuss the Readiness Subcommittees&rsquo\; bill which would &ldquo\;prohibit the department from proposing\, planning or initiating another round of Base Realignment and Closure.&rdquo\;
\n \;
\n Sequestration has begun and everyone knows there have been and will be cutbacks in Federal spending. \; Can we be optimistic about the future and the potential opportunities for business that stem from activities in the Federal sector?
\n
\n Join us to hear Congressman Wittman&rsquo\;s perspective on the Federal government situation. \;
\n \;
\n Join us for a BRAC Breakfast Briefing on
\n Friday\, July 12\, 2013 - 8:00 &ndash\; 10:00 a.m.
\n at the
\n John F. Fick\, III Conference Center
\n 1301 Sam Perry Boulevard
\n Located in the Moss Free Clinic Building - around back
\n \;
\n You are strongly encouraged to pre-register
\n MAC members $25 \; \; Chamber members $30
\n \; \; General Public $50
\n
\n Sponsorships are available
\n Contact Mary Garber\, 540-373-9508

or mary@fredericksburgchamber.org
\n \;
\n Chamber members may register online\, others may call (540) 373-9400 or email
\n stacey@fredericksburgchamber.org
\n \;

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