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House Democratic and Republican Budget Leaders Van Hollen and Price to Discuss Sequestration, Fiscal Cliff, Budget
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN BUDGET LEADERS VAN HOLLEN, PRICE TO DISCUSS SEQUESTRATION, FISCAL CLIFF, BUDGET House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Budget Committee Vice Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) will discuss the latest on sequestration, the “fiscal cliff” and the budget at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at a National Press Club Newsmaker. The event will be in the Fourth Estate Room, 13th floor, National Press Building, 14th and F streets Northwest, and is open to credentialed media and club members. The two will discuss the latest budget deadlines and approaches…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: National Academies Releases 2017 Affordable Drugs Report
Livestream will begin 11/30 at 1:00pm ET.Viewers can email questions for the panel to [email protected] - please include your name and affiliation. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will release and discuss the findings of their new affordable drugs report at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker this Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 1:00PM in the club’s Fourth Estate. The new report examines patient access to affordable and effective drug therapies in the U.S. and recommends a number of policy actions aimed at improving the affordability of…
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National Republican Congressional Committee Campaign Chair Rep. Greg Walden
National Republican Congressional Committee Campaign Chair Rep. Greg Walden to Address Sept. 8 National Press Club Newsmaker, Discuss Ability to Keep House Majority, Strategy in Clinton-Trump Context, Issues WASHINGTON -- Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), Chair of the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference, Tues., Sept. 8, 10 a.m., in the Club’s Lisagor Room. The NRCC Chair will outline the House Republicans’ strategy, agenda, messaging, targeting, voter outreach, and the ability to keep the House Majority in the Clinton-…
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NPC Breakfast with University of Missouri President Michael Middleton
Michael Midddleton, the University of Missouri System interim president, will speak at a National Press Club Speakers breakfast on Tuesday June 21. Middleton was appointed to head the University of Missouri last year following racial tension and protests on its flagship campus. He will speak about moving the university forward amid a national conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion that was sparked by the protests. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. with remarks beginning at 9 a.m. followed by a Q&A session ending at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $24 for National Press Club members…
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Millennial Political Leaders to Announce New Initiative to Run Young People for Public Office
Millennial Political Leaders to Announce New Initiative to Run Young People for Public Office, 19 Year-Old Mayor to Speak at National Press Club Newsmaker Tues., March 22 Washington – In 2016, for the first time, more millenials will be eligible to vote than baby boomers. A new national political group, Action for America, will announce a major new initiative aimed at recruiting millennials to run for public office during a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Tues., March 22, 10 a.m. in the club’s Lisagor Room. Laquan D. Austion, the CEO of Action for America, will be on hand to…
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Defense Industry CEOs to discuss Sequestration and National Security
Defense Industry CEOs to Discuss Sequestration and National Security A panel of chief executive officers from the defense industry will discuss their views on the effects of budget cuts and the threat of sequestration on national security at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3 in the National Press Building, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C.Panelists:• Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corp.• David P. Hess, president, Pratt & Whitney• Dawne S. Hickton, vice chair, president and chief executive officer, RTI…
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New Report to Detail the Costs of the Financial Crisis
New Report to Detail the Costs of the Financial Crisis (Washington, DC) – Better Markets, Inc., a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit organization that promotes the public interest in the U.S. and global financial markets will release a new report detailing the costs of the financial crisis at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 12, 2012, National Press Building, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C. Dennis M. Kelleher, president and chief executive officer of Better Markets, Inc., will present the report’s findings which detail the cost of the…
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OECD Economic Survey
OECD Economic Survey of the United States News conference with Richard Boucher, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) deputy secretary-general and Karen Kornbluh, U.S. ambassador to the OECD Tuesday, June 26, 10 a.m. National Press Club, Washington, D.C. What: The OECD Economic Survey of the United States provides an in-depth analysis of the U.S. economy and offers policy recommendations to promote sustainable economic growth and employment. The survey also explores policy options to reduce income inequality and poverty. A special chapter in this year’s report is…
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Rick Jacobs
California’s Millionaire’s Tax – Is it a Model for the Nation?Featuring Rick Jacobs,Courage Campaign founder and chairman10 a.m. June 12, Zenger Room In November, California voters will decide whether taxes should be raised on individuals who earn more than $250,000 per year, in an effort to boost funding for schools and social programs, as well as to retire the state’s $16 billion deficit. Will California’s vote serve as a model for those in state and federal government who want to increase revenue? Will the California vote influence the debate over eliminating the Bush-era tax cuts on high-…
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Election Coverage Boot Camp: Prepping for the Polls
Election Coverage Boot Camp: Prepping for Polls The National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Regional Reporters Association are kicking off a yearlong series of programs for reporters covering the 2012 campaign with a panel discussion on covering polls. The program will be held in the Lisagor Room at the National Press Club on Feb. 2 at 9:30 a.m. Topics will include: How campaigns and the media use polls for different purposes How to read the numbers and find stories that might not be in the press release How to avoid being played, and to tell good…
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