
| It's always a pleasure sitting with Raul Grijalva in his DC office. His passion and commitment to Southern Arizona is so important to our future. |
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| I traveled to Washington DC in March for the National League of Cities conference. It was an excellent exchange of ideas with peers across the country. One highlight of my visit was to Capitol Hill with Council colleagues Carol West, Karin Uhlich, Shirley Scott and Mary Okoye from the City of Tucson Intergovernmental Relations. |
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| While at Capitol Hill, we ran into our colleague, Robert Allen, from the Marana Mayor's office. |
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| Gabrielle Giffords took a break from a committee meeting to talk with us about Tucson issues. |
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