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By Brendan LaChance on July 8, 2021
Governor Mark Gordon welcomes members of the 153rd Airlift Wing (Governor Mark Gordon, Twitter)
The Council of Governors focuses on issues like homeland security and things like “synchronization and integration of state and Federal military activities in the United States,” Gordon’s office said in a press release Thursday.
“From the very founding of our country, Americans have depended on our National Guard,” Gordon said in the release. “The men and women who serve in our Army and Air Guard are always there for us, and we should always be grateful for their service. I am honored and humbled to have been asked to serve on the Council because of the important role it plays.”
President Biden has appointed Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon to the Council of Governors. Gordon is one of 9 governors appointed to a two-year term by the President to the bipartisan Council, which was authorized and required by the National Defense Authorization Act in 2008 under then-President George W. Bush. The Council serves as the lead forum to strengthen partnerships between the Federal government and State governments to better protect the nation from threats to our homeland security and all types of hazards.
According to a media release from the Governor’s Office, the Council focuses on matters of homeland security; homeland defense; civil support; synchronization and integration of state and Federal military activities in the United States; and other matters of mutual interest, including those involving the National Guard. The Council includes leaders across the Federal government: the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Assistant to the President
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon
The nine newly appointed governors will join Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, whose term expires in 2022, on the Council.
Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy About President Biden’s Appointment Of Governor Scott To The Council Of Governors
Thursday, July 8, 2021
(Senator Leahy is at his home in Middlesex, Vt.)
“I was proud to recommend Governor Scott for the Council of Governors to advise the President and his Cabinet about critical security, and disaster response and recovery matters. Throughout this difficult time as we battle the effects of the pandemic, Governor Scott has shown himself time and again as a pragmatic decision-maker and a partner in my efforts in Congress to help Vermont. He has been laser-focused on serving Vermonters in their most challenging times. As I worked to pass laws providing federal support, I always knew I could count on Governor Scott to give me candid feedback about our needs and to use every federal dollar with th
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