At a Congressional hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2011 budgets for regional economic development commissions, Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee Ranking Member Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) stressed the importance of effectively leveraging commission funding and ensuring that job creation is a priority for distressed areas of the country.
Included among these commissions are the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the Denali Commission, the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), the Northern Great Plains Regional Authority, the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and the Northern Border Regional Commission.
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