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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #g1 #bjbd,ms4    
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,"y7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! #ajj?        
anniv]s>y ( ! ,national ,league (       
,cities & ! support x provides to       
municipalities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
,:]eas ! ,national ,league ( ,cities is 
! olde/ & l>ge/ organization repres5t+  
municipal gov]nm5ts ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 repres5t+ ! int]e/s ( m ?an     
#ai1jjj cities1 t[ns1 & villages across 
! c\ntry & collectively m ?an           
#bah1jjj1jjj resid5ts2 ,:]eas !         
,national ,league ( ,cities1 orig9ally  
nam$ ! ,am]ican ,municipal ,association1
 0 f\nd$ 9 #aibd 9 ,lawr5ce1 ,kansas1 by
 ,/ate municipal leagues seek+ m        
coord9ation & national repres5tation z  
cities1 t[ns1 & villages exp&$ rapidly  
foll[+ ! ,indu/rial ,revolution2 ,:]eas1
 today1 ! ,national ,league ( ,cities   

works 9 p>tn]%ip ) #di ,/ate municipal  
leagues across ! c\ntry to /r5g!n local 
lead]%ip1 drive innovation1 & influ5ce  
policies t impact local programs &      
op]ations2 ,:]eas1 z ! voice 9 ,wa%+ton 
t repres5ts cities1 t[ns1 & villages    
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,national     
,league ( ,cities has successfully      
*ampion$ ,f$]al legislative solutions t 
support municipalities & has work$      
closely ) ,congress1 educat+ ,memb]s (  
,congress on ! realities ( local        
implem5tation ( propos$ ,f$]al          
legislation2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,league 
( ,cities has a hi/ory ( *ampion+ !     
passage ( f\ndational ,f$]al legislation
 & bol/]+ ,congress' ef=ts to /r5g!n    
ess5tial s]vices t municipalities       
provide to _! communities2 ,:]eas !     
,national ,league ( ,cities is pr\d t   
#ba p]c5t ( ! memb]%ip ( ! ,s5ate & !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 or #aae elect$ 
,memb]s ( ,congress1 are =m] local      
elect$ (ficials2 ,:]eas ! ,national     
,league ( ,cities support$ ! creation ( 

! ,=m] ,local ,elect$ ,(ficials ,caucus1
 :i* br+s toge!r ,memb]s ( ,congress :o 
previ\sly s]v$ 9 local gov]nm5t1 to     
improve int]gov]nm5tal p>tn]%ip & ensure
 t ! voices ( local gov]nm5ts are he>d 9
 ,f$]al decision-mak+2 & ,:]eas1 two    
,national ,league ( ,cities' presid5ts1 
,s5ator ,ri*>d ,g4 ,lug>1 =m] mayor (   
,indianapolis1 ,indiana1 & ,s5ator      
,george ,vo9ovi*1 =m] mayor ( ,clevel&1 
,ohio1 w5t on to h di/+ui%$ c>e]s 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate & work$ closely )  
local lead]s to /r5g!n ! ,f$]al-local   
p>tn]%ip3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,s5ate recognizes-- 7#a7 ! #ajj? 
anniv]s>y ( ! ,national ,league (       
,cities2 &  7#b7 ! role t ! ,national   
,league ( ,cities w play 9 ! next c5tury
 9 support+ municipalities )-- 7,a7     
unp>allel$ rese>*2  7,b7 te*nical       
exp]tise2 &  7,c7 rel5tless advocacy z a
 key p>tn] 9 pres]v+ & /r5g!n+ !        
,f$]al-local p>tn]%ip4