STATEMENT BY CONGRESSMAN WM. LACY CLAY (D) MISSOURI REGARDING MISSOURI GOVERNOR JAY NIXON'S SIGNING OF MISSOURI HOUSE BILL 514 TO HELP KEEP NGA IN ST. LOUIS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2015                                     

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STATEMENT BY

CONGRESSMAN WM. LACY CLAY (D) MISSOURI

REGARDING GOVERNOR NIXON’S SIGNING OF MISSOURI HOUSE BILL 514 TO HELP KEEP THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY IN ST. LOUIS

NOTE:  The following is a

first-person statement from

Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri

WASHINGTON, DC– Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri issued this first-person statement today after Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed House bill 514, which increases the State of Missouri’s Supplemental Tax Increment Financing program capacity.

“I want to thank Governor Nixon and the Missouri State legislature for this strong action to advance my top economic development priority, keeping the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency in the City of St. Louis. 

This increased State Supplemental Tax Increment Financing capacity will help us transform a distressed neighborhood with a $1.6 billion federal investment and 3000 excellent jobs, with more to follow.  Our bipartisan leadership team is united as we pursue this vital objective.”

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