Symposium and Recent Events
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND THE 2012 CAMPAIGN
Monday, March 5, 2012
12:00 PM - 02:30 PM
American University Washington College of Law, Room 603
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
For more details, see the program agenda or watch video.
CAPITOL HILL CAREER PANEL
Presented by the Legislation and Policy Brief
September 27, 2011 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Room 101
On Tuesday, September 27, the Legislation and Policy Brief presented HOW WE HIRE: CAPITOL HILL. The panel discussed employment opportunities for law students looking to work in legislation careers on Capitol Hill. The event was moderated by Professor Bill Yeomans, Fellow in Law and Government, at American University, Washington College of Law. It also featured such esteemed panelist as: Margaret Caravelli, Majority Chief Counsel, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Kai Hirabayashi Labor Counsel U.S. Senate HELP Committee; Bobby Vassar, Minority Chief Counsel, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security.
For more details, see the panel handout or watch video.
A PREVIEW OF THE 112TH CONGRESS: ISSUES & CONFLICTS
Presented by the Legislation and Policy Brief
February 8, 2011 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Room 603
The symposium will examine the potential legislative issues likely to come before the 112th Congress. The specific portfolio of issues to be examined will be determined based on the partisan makeup of the two Houses. Potential issues to be examined may include: comprehensive immigration reform; clean energy and environment; the war in Afghanistan; budgetary policy and taxation; ongoing healthcare reform; and economic issues.
- PANEL 1: ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY PANEL (10:00AM-11:00AM)
- Moderator: William Snape, Fellow in Environmental Law, American University Washington College of Law
- Panelists include: David Doniger, Policy Director, National Resources Defense Council; Joshua Zive, Lobbyist, Bracewell & Guiliani; Robin Bravender & Darren Samuelsohn, Reporters, Politico; James Day, Adjunct Professor, American University Washington College of Law
BREAK (11:00AM-11:15AM)
- PANEL 2: HEALTHCARE IMPLEMENTATION/REFORM (11:15AM-12:15PM)
- Moderator: Corrine Parver, Executive Director, Health Law Project, Program on Law and Government, American University Washington College of Law
- Panelists include: Janet Adamy, Staff Reporter, The Wall Street Journal; Taryn Morrissey, Assistant Professor, American University School of Public Affairs; Katherine Hayes, The George Washington University
LUNCH (12:15PM-1:30PM)
- PANEL 3: DEFICIT REFORM (1:30PM-2:30PM)
- Moderator: Andrew Pike, Director of the Law and Business Program, American University Washington College of Law
- Panelists include: Eugene Steuerle, Senior Fellow, The Urban Institute; Austin Smythe, Staff Director, House Budget Committee; Diane Lim Rogers, Chief Economist, The Concord Coalition
BREAK (2:30PM-3:00PM)
- PANEL 4: CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING (3:00PM-4:00PM)
- Moderator: William Yeomans, Fellow in Law and Government, American University Washington College of Law
- Panelists include: Rob Ritchie, Executive Director, FairVote; Bob Edgar , President and CEO, Common Cause; Bruce Cain, Heller Professor of Political Science & Director of the UC, Washington Center; Mark Braden, Baker & Hostetler LLP; Benjamin Ginsberg, Partner, Patton Boggs LLP