“I’m looking forward to partnering with mayors to address transportation challenges. That will be one of the keys to getting this right.”
Transportation Secretary-designate
@petebuttigieg
addressing hundreds of mayors at
#MayorsWinter21
.
Everyone wants and needs safe streets. We now have more resources and funding on the way to help create safer streets for our residents, thanks to the strong advocacy of Congressman Takano
@repmarktakano
and our partners at the Federal level
@usmayors
.
"As a former mayor,
@PeteButtigieg
is acutely aware of the infrastructure challenges facing cities across the country and the impact they have on the health of the economy, the environment, and the quality of people’s lives."
In the wake of the tragic events in
#ElPaso
and
#Dayton
, a bipartisan group of 214 mayors from across the country are calling on the Senate to return to Washington and take immediate action on bipartisan gun safety legislation.
#MayorsDemandAction
America's mayors 🤝
@SecretaryPete
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has funded nearly 40,000 projects across the country so far — once-in-a-generation investments that are rebuilding our aging infrastructure and creating hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs.
Welcome home,
@SecretaryPete
! Thank you for your partnership and dedication to working with America's mayors to create safer, more sustainable, and more equitable cities.
@USDOT
#MayorsDC23
As a former mayor,
@PeteButtigieg
knows what he’s talking about when he says Washington should look to our best-run cities for ideas. It was an honor to have him speak at
#MayorsDC20
.
Congratulations to our friend, former mayor, now Secretary of Transportation
@PeteButtigieg
on his confirmation by the Senate this afternoon. We look forward to continuing our work with you at
@USDOT
.
Today, mayors across the United States are participating in
@TwitterGov
's
#AskTheMayor
Q&As. Now is a great time to ask your mayor a question as we together work to fight
#COVID19
.
In the wake of mass shootings at Michigan State, in Monterey Park, Uvalde, Nashville, Louisville, Dadeville and hundreds of other communities in the past year, 160+ mayors sent a letter to Congress today demanding urgent action on gun safety legislation.
Today, nearly 70 mayors whose cities have experienced a mass shooting this year sent a letter to
@SenSchumer
and
@LeaderMcConnell
calling on the Senate to pass two bipartisan gun safety bills that have already passed in the House: .
As part of our 91st Winter Meeting, we're excited that mayors from across the country will meet with
@POTUS
at the
@WhiteHouse
next Friday to discuss implementation of the historic pieces of federal legislation passed in the last 18 months.
First up is Mayor
@JustinMBibb
! Mayor Bibb is using $511M in American Rescue Plan funding to help bridge Cleveland's digital divide, eradicate the lead paint crisis, and launch a new office dedicated to ensuring Cleveland's recovery leaves no community behind.
Two years ago today,
@POTUS
signed the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Since then, America's mayors have been working with the Administration to rebuild our roads, deliver clean water, expand broadband access, and advance clean energy — and we're just getting started.
“The federal government needs to harness some of the creative problem solving that’s already happening in cities across America.”
Transportation Secretary-designate
@petebuttigieg
on how he’ll prioritize working with mayors. Thank you for joining us today at
#MayorsWinter21
!
Thanks to
@POTUS
' historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,
@USDOT
's Safe Streets and Roads for All program is providing billions of dollars to help cities prevent roadway deaths and keep their residents safe.
No one knows better which intersections are too dangerous, or which roads let cars go too fast, better than the people who actually live there. That’s why President Biden created the Safe Streets & Roads For All program, which will fund solutions to make communities safer.
Today marks ten years since 26 people — including 20 first graders — were killed in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Full statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors Criminal and Social Justice Chair
@MayorLucasKC
and
@tcochran_mayors
:
We're grateful for strong mayoral leadership like that of Tulsa Mayor
@gtbynum
who writes today in the
@nytopinion
about making the tough decisions in order to save lives.
As the Senate considers the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, mayors across the country are reiterating their support for its swift passage. On behalf of America's mayors, USCM CEO and Executive Director
@tcochran_mayors
issued the following the statement.
Mayors everywhere thank the House of Representatives for passing
@POTUS
’s
#AmericanRescuePlan
. This bill and its support for cities will be critical to ending this pandemic and enabling a strong recovery. We now call on the Senate to act quickly.
It is time for our federal partners in Congress to take long-overdue action to reduce gun violence and the terrible toll it takes on our cities and in our nation.
Honored to have
@WhiteHouse
Infrastructure Coordinator — and USCM past President! —
@MitchLandrieu46
speak to America's mayors this afternoon about the impact of the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in cities across the country.
#Mayors2022
It was a pleasure meeting with President-elect
@JoeBiden
and Vice President-elect
@KamalaHarris
earlier today. Together, we must defeat the
#COVID19
virus and respond to the health and economic crises it has created.
This afternoon,
@JoeBiden
and I met with
@usmayors
to discuss how we’ll work together to beat COVID-19. Our nation’s mayors are at the forefront of this pandemic and deserve all the resources and support they need to succeed.
Join us here today at 2:45pm ET when Democratic candidate for President of the United States former Vice President
@JoeBiden
joins America's mayors at our 2020 Fall Leadership Meeting.
Youth can now sign on to our mayors letter calling for the Senate's immediate return to DC to act on gun safety legislation. Mayors are encouraged to work with their youth councils to help spread the word.
“Often cities have had to solve problems that might in the public imagination happen at the federal level.”
Transportation Secretary-designate
@petebuttigieg
on how mayors are doing the hard work on transportation issues.
#MayorsWinter21
President Biden tells mayors “You have a partner in the White House… A partner you can trust, who will listen, who will work to get you what you need… As president, I’m going to work with you again in this moment of crisis to contain the pandemic and to build our economy back."
We’re grateful to have such a strong partner in the Biden-Harris Administration.
Thank you
@POTUS
for hosting us at the
@WhiteHouse
today and for your leadership and commitment to working with America’s mayors.
Following the dangerous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the U.S. Conference of Mayors is today endorsing the Railway Safety Act — critical and long-overdue legislation led by
@SenSherrodBrown
and
@JDVance1
to make American railways safer.
USCM President Mayor
@NanWhaley
spoke with
@MorningJoe
about
@POTUS
signing the bipartisan infrastructure bill today. “We've been working to get an infrastructure bill passed for 3 presidents now. … it's a great day for Ohio cities and American cities across the country.”
We've joined a coalition of 18 Attorneys General and six cities in a suit filed today seeking to block the Trump administration from demanding citizenship information in the 2020 Census.
#MayorsStand4All
To stop the spread of
#COVID19
, we must be able to test people who are showing symptoms. Our recent survey found that 92% of cities do not have enough test kits. The federal government must provide cities with the equipment and resources they need.
369 mayors – including Republicans, Democrats, and Independents from all 50 states and DC – have sent a letter to Congress urging them to take immediate action on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework.
We are proud to announce the formation of the United States Conference of Mayors LGBTQ Alliance, led by
@mayorcabaldon
. Mayors will always stand up for equality.
#mayors2019
"I’ve had the privilege of speaking at the Conference of Mayors many, many times, and I’ve always had enormous respect for just how tough your jobs are, and I mean it sincerely." - President-elect
@JoeBiden
Vice President-elect
@KamalaHarris
and I spent the afternoon meeting with a bipartisan group of mayors. It was just the start of what I know will be a strong partnership in the months and years ahead. Together, we’re going to beat COVID-19 and build back better.
Beginning at 11am ET/9am MT, we’ll be streaming live our visit to the
#Tornillo
Port of Entry as mayors stand together calling for the reunification of children with their families. Watch live
#MayorsStand4All
#KeepFamiliesTogether
America’s mayors welcome the Federal Government back to the climate change fight. We are grateful to have a federal partner who is willing to work with us to expand local climate solutions to protect our health and spur our economy.
Mayors across America condemn Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and stand with Ukraine’s mayors as they lead their cities and resist this war of aggression.
#SOTU
Mayors from across the country are joining
@POTUS
this afternoon as he signs the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. This is a big day for cities as passing this legislation has been a priority to secure a vital investment in our communities.
“We’ve been waiting for an infrastructure package for a decade as mayors” —USCM President
@NanWhaley
The infrastructure bill will provide mayors with much needed funds to rebuild roads, expand highways & public transportation. Read more in
@WSJ
.
Today, I brought together Members of Congress for a discussion on the American Jobs Plan. These members are all former governors and mayors, so they understand the issues at stake firsthand. I’m confident that together, we’ll be able to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure.
“Progress is on the way.”
Thank you to
@WhiteHouse
Infrastructure Coordinator (and former USCM President!)
@MitchLandrieu
for speaking to America's mayors today about the effective and equitable investment of IIJA funding in our cities.
#MayorsDC22
With the 2020 Census starting now, Mayor
@KeishaBottoms
moderated a vital discussion on the importance of ensuring an accurate count of all residents. A great way to close out the second day of
#MayorsDC20
!
Addressing complex challenges like the homelessness crisis requires cities to work together in close collaboration with federal partners.
Thank you
@MayorOfLA
for leading important discussions on this issue this week during our 91st Winter Meeting.
#MayorsDC23
“People are sick of rhetoric. They’re sick of talk. They want concrete action.” -
@chicagosmayor
, a member of USCM’s new Police Reform & Racial Justice Working group, during
@CNN
’s Mayors Who Matter town hall.
Full statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors CEO and Executive Director
@tcochran_mayors
in response to the House's passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Addressing our cities’ most pressing challenges requires close collaboration with federal partners — our Winter Meeting is where that happens. Thanks to all who joined us for a great few days in Washington. Looking forward to the work ahead.
We are pleased to be selected for new grant funding from the Biden-Harris Administration to improve road safety and prevent roadway deaths. To learn more, visit:
With gun violence at a crisis point in America, a bipartisan group of 102 mayors sent a letter today to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee urging the confirmation of Steve Dettelbach as the new Director of
@ATFHQ
.
As
@MayorLandrieu
leaves office today, we thank him for his leadership not only this past year as our President, but throughout the last 8 years as mayor. Thank you,
@MitchLandrieu
.
Today, mayors from across the country joined
@POTUS
to commemorate the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant gun safety legislation in decades.
Still, every day in America's cities, mayors are taking action to protect residents from gun violence.
BIG NEWS >>
@SecretaryPete
and I just opened applications for the 1st round of a $2.5 BILLION program to build out EV infrastructure across the country. We're going to make sure our zero-emission future is accessible + affordable no matter where you live.
Collectively, mass shootings have killed 125 and wounded 137 people in these nine mayors’ cities. Enough is enough - we need universal background checks now.
#MayorsDemandAction
#MayorsDC2020
Congress and the White House need to prioritize aid for cities large and small in the next emergency funding package. This will give mayors the tools we need to keep our cities running and protect public safety and health during the
#COVID19
crisis.
“Mayors are the ones who get things done. It is at the local level where America is the most creative, most innovative and most effective.” - Sen.
@ChrisCoons
Thanks for joining us for a great discussion on how federal and local governments can
#ActOnClimate
!
#MayorsDC20