Representative Mark Neuman listens to Michael Bird explain the Federal Budget Control Act of 2011 during Tuesday's House Finance Committee meeting. Mr. Bird, the Senior Federal Affairs Counsel for the National Conference of State Legislatures, was brought before the committee to offer insight into how federal government cutbacks will impact state funding and programs. His presentation is available at http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_documents.asp?chamber=HFIN&session=27&bill=&date1=20120221&time2=1330.
