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NPC Luncheon with Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who's considered a potential contender for the party's 2016 presidential nomination, delivered a major policy address at a National Press Club luncheon on May 13, 2014.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Gen. Mark Welsh, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh discussed the future of the Air Force at a National Press Club breakfast on April 23, 2014. General Welsh took the helm for the Air Force in August 2012. Before his appointment, he was Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and oversaw the operations of the Air Force base in Ramstein, Germany.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with NTSB chair Deborah Hersman
Deborah Hersman, the outgoing chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, gave her farewell address at a National Press Club Speakers breakfast on April 21, 2014. Hersman stepped down during her third term as NTSB chairman to lead the National Safety Council. As chairman, Hersman focused on distraction in drivers, pilots and other transportation operators and presided over the longest period without a crash in the history of U.S. commercial aviation.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Lewis Black
Lewis Black, the comedian, playwright, and satirist who is perhaps best known for his frequent "Back in Black" appearances on Comedy Central's The Daily Show, addressed the National Press Club at a luncheon on April 14, 2014. Black, a native of Silver Spring, Md., talked about politics and social issues - as well as upcoming NPC speaker Donald Trump - in his inimitable style.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with IRS Commissioner John Koskinen
As millions of Americans filed their taxes, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen addressed a National Press Club luncheon on April 2, 2014.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Va. Senator Creigh Deeds
Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds, pushing in the Virginia legislature for mental health-care reform, spoke about mental health at a National Press Club luncheon on March 31, 2014. Deeds, a Democrat, began his work on mental health after his son, who had a serious mental illness, died in 2013 after being denied inpatient treatment.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Michael L. Lomax
Dr. Michael L. Lomax, President and CEO of the United Negro College Fund, spoke at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on March 25, 2014. Dr. Lomax discussed the challenges his organization faces in continuing its mission of advancing higher education for African-Americans.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Congressman Buck McKeon
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) discussed President Obama's Afghanistan withdrawal plans at a National Press Club luncheon on Feb. 24, 2014. The chairmanship of the House Armed Services Committee, which provides authorization and oversight of the Defense Department and its nearly $500 billion budget, is considered one of Congress' most influential positions. A staunch advocate of robust defense spending, McKeon announced in January he would not seek reelection in 2014 after 21 years on Capitol Hill.
Type: Media
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz speaks at the National Press Club
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced at a Feb. 19, 2014 National Press Club luncheon that the Obama administration will be signing off on a $6.5 billion loan guarantee to help finance the construction of two new nuclear power reactors at the Vogel electric plant in Georgia.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Christine Lagarde
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde talked about world's economy at a Jan. 15 National Press Club luncheon in her first press appearance in 2014. Lagarde spoke immediately after returning from a trip to Africa. As the leader of the IMF, Lagarde has a in hand economic research of the organization's 188 member countries. She discussed the prospects for US and global economic growth, recovery in the European Union, and the IMF's mission to support low-income countries by increasing the availability of credit.
Type: Media