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DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
2014 ISSUES CONFERENCE
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STRENGTHENING LADDERS
OF OPPORTUNITY
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Wednesday, February 12 Friday, February 14, 2014

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Note: All events are closed to the press unless otherwise noted
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WEATHER
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Wednesday, February 12th
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Washington, D.C.: High 32; Low 27
Mostly Cloudy
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Cambridge, MD:
High 35; Low 29
Partly Cloudy
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Thursday, February 13th
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Cambridge, MD:
High 38; Low 29
Rain/Snow
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Friday, February 14th
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Cambridge, MD:
High 45; Low 27
Partly Cloudy
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Washington, D.C.: High 47; Low 28
Partly Cloudy
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Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 !
Washington, D.C. ! Cambridge, MD !
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8:00 9:30 AM
BAG DROP AND S! ECURITY SCREENING
Location:
Rayburn
Horseshoe
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9:30 AM

BAGS EN ROUTE !HYATT REGENCY CHESAPEAKE BAY

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11:00 AM

DEPARTURE CALL
! TIME & LUNCH PICK-UP



Location:
Rayburn
Horseshoe
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Note:
Possible
p
ress presence as Members depart
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12:00 PM
MOTORCADE EN !ROUTE HYATT REGENCY CHESAPEAKE
BAY
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2:00 PM

MOTORCADE ARRIVAL
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Location:
Hyatt
! Regency Chesapeake Bay, 100 Heron Blvd.,
Cambridge,
MD 21613
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2:00 2:45 PM
REGISTRATION !
Location:
Main
! Lobby (Members) & Micheners (Staff)
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2:45 3:30 PM
WELCOME REFRESHMENTS
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Location:
Ballroom Foyer
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3:30 3:45 PM

3:45 4:00 PM

4:00 5:30 PM

5:30 6:30 PM

6:30 7:00 PM





7:00 9:00 PM

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WELCOME REMARKS
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Location:
Choptank Ballroom
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Program:
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Welcome Remarks
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o Representative Xavier Becerra, Chairman of
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the House Democratic Caucus
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Invocation !
o Representative
Janice Hahn, (CA-44)
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Remarks
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o Representative
Steny Hoyer, Democratic Whip
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Remarks
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o Martin
OMalley, Governor of Maryland
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PLENARY: BUILDING
AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR ALL
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AMERICANS
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Location: Choptank
Ballroom
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Program: !
Moderator: !
o Representative
Marcia Fudge, Chair,
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Congressional
Black Caucus
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Speakers: !
o Thomas
L. Friedman, Foreign Affairs Columnist,
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The !New York Times
o Adriana
Kugler, Vice-Provost for Faculty and
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Professor,
McCourt School of Public Policy,
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Georgetown
University
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o Jim !Sinegal, Co-Founder and Director, Costco
Wholesale
Corporation
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o Joseph
Stiglitz, University Professor, Columbia
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University
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DOWNTIME
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PRE-DINNER RECEPTION
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Location:
Ballroom
Foyer
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DINNER
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Location: Chesapeake
Ballroom
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Program:
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Invocation !
o Representative
Emanuel Cleaver, (MS-05)
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Introduction:
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BRIEF BREAK

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o Representative Xavier Becerra, Chairman of

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the House Democratic Caucus
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Speaker:
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o Geoff Nunberg, Professor, School of Information,
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University of California at Berkeley
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9:00 11:00 PM
ENTERTAINMENT
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Location:
Chesapeake Ballroom
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HYATT REGENCY CHESAPEAKE BAY
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Location:
100 Heron Blvd., Cambridge, MD 21613
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Thursday, February 13th, 2014
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Cambridge, MD
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5:45 7:45 AM
SIT-DOWN BREAKFAST
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Location:
Waters
Edge Grill
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7:45 8:15 AM
CONTINENTAL B!REAKFAST
Location:
Ballroom
Foyer



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7:45 8:45 AM
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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CONSTITUENT OUTREACH:
BEST PRACTICES FOR EVENTS
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AND PROACTIVE C
! OMMUNICATIONS IN A BLACKOUT YEAR,
Representatives Brad
! Sherman and Jackie Speier
Location: Galleon
B
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CUTTING THROUGH
! CYNICISM AND DISTRUST: THE
GOVERNMENT BY ! THE PEOPLE ACT,
Representative John
! P. Sarbanes
Location: Clipper
A
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DEVELOPING A W!INNING MESSAGE,
Representative Frank
! Pallone
Location:
Cutter

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THE MINIMUM W!AGE: WHY WE FIGHT, HOW WE WIN,
Representative Keith
! Ellison
Location: Galleon
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UNMARRIED WOMEN-THEY
WILL ELECT YOU IF YOU GET IT
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RIGHT,
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Representative Rosa
! DeLauro
Location: Cutter B

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UTILIZING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY TO ADDRESS INCOME
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INEQUALITY: CRUCIAL ELEMENTS IN THE WAR ON POVERTY
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AND GROWING AND STRENGTHENING THE MIDDLE CLASS,
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Representative Mike Honda
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Location: Clipper B
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SHARPEN YOUR MEDIA SKILLS: MESSAGE DISCIPLINE MADE
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EASY, with Matthew Kohut, John Neffinger and Seth
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Pendleton (KNP Communications)
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Location: Galleon A
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8:45 9:00 AM
BRIEF BREAK
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9:00 AM 6:30 PM OPTIONAL: SHARPEN YOUR MEDIA SKILLS with Matthew
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Kohut, John Neffinger and Seth Pendleton (KNP
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Communications)
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Location: Galleon A
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Note: To schedule your 30 minute session, a sign-up sheet can
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be found at the help desk in the Main Lobby.
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9:00 10:15 AM
PLENARY: ENFRANCHISING AMERICA
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Location: Choptank Ballroom
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Program:
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Moderators:
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o Representative Xavier Becerra, Chairman of
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the House Democratic Caucus
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Speakers: !
o Geoff
! Nunberg, Professor, School of Information,
University
of California at Berkeley
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o Cornell
B
elcher,
President, brilliant corners
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Research
& Strategies
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10:15 10:30 AM BRIEF BREAK !
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10:30 11:45 AM PLENARY: FIGHTING
FOR OUR VALUES
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Location: Choptank
Ballroom
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Program: !
Speakers: !
o Steve
! Israel, Chairman, Democratic
Congressional
Campaign Committee
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o Debbie
W
asserman
Schultz, Chair, Democratic
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National
Committee
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11:45 12:00 PM BRIEF BREAK
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12:00 1:30 PM

1:30 1:45 PM

1:45 3:00 PM

3:00 6:30 PM

3:00 4:30 PM

3:00 4:30 PM

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LUNCH
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Location:
Chesapeake Ballroom
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Program:
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Invocation
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o Representative Tammy Duckworth, (IL-08)
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Introduction: !
o James
! Clyburn, Assistant Democratic Leader
Keynote Address:

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o Joe !Biden, Vice President of the United States
Note: Vice ! Presidents remarks will be open to the press
Note: Vehicle
access to the premises will be
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restricted !30 minutes before and after keynote
address !
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BRIEF BREAK !
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PLENARY: LEAVE
! NO AMERICAN BEHIND
Location:
Choptank
Ballroom
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Program: !
Moderators: !
o Representative
Joaquin Castro, (TX-20)
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Speakers: !
o Donna
! Brazile, Democratic National Committee
Vice ! Chair
o Marian
Wright Edelman, President, Childrens
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Defense
Fund
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o Janet
M
urgua,
President and CEO, National
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Council
of La Raza
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o Neera
T
anden, President, Center for American
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Progress
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DOWNTIME
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Note: Snacks will
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duration o! f this time period.
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OPTIONAL: MEMBERS
GIVE BACK TO OUR WOUNDED
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WARRIORS WITH
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Location:
Cutter
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OPTIONAL: SHARPEN
YOUR MEDIA SKILLS: BECOME A Q&A
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NINJA: PROVEN T! ECHNIQUES FOR FIELDING DIFFICULT
QUESTIONS, Matthew
Kohut, John Neffinger and Seth
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Pendleton (KNP C!ommunications)
Location: Galleon A
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3:00 6:30 PM
OPTIONAL: ONLINE STRATEGY CONSULTING WITH
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LEADERSHIP STAFF
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Location:
Galleon B
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Optional Independent Movement: !
3:15 PM
MEMBERS & FAMILIES
DEPART HYATT REGENCY
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CHESAPEAKE BAY
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3:30 4:30 PM
OPTIONAL: TASTE
! OF MARYLAND WINE TASTING
Location:
Windjammer
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3:30 5:00 PM
OPTIONAL: TOUR
! OF HARRIET TUBMAN MUSEUM
Location:
Harriet
Tubman Museum, 424 Race Street,
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Cambridge,
MD 21613
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Optional Independent Movement: !
5:00 PM
MEMBERS & FAMILIES
DEPART HARRIET TUBMAN
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MUSEUM EN ROUTE
H
YATT
REGENCY CHESAPEAKE BAY
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6:30 7:00 PM
PRE-DINNER RECEPTION
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Location:
Ballroom
Foyer
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7:00 9:00 PM
DINNER
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Location:
Chesapeake
Ballroom

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Program:
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Invocation !
o Representative
Juan Vargas, (CA-51)
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Introduction: !
! Pelosi, Democratic Leader
o Nancy
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Keynote Address:

o Dr. !Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank
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Group
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9:00 12:00 AM
ENTERTAINMENT
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Location:
Chesapeake
Ballroom
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Hyatt Regency Chesapeake
Bay
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Location:
100 Heron Blvd., Cambridge, MD 21613
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Friday, February 14 , 2013
Cambridge, MD! Washington, D.C. !
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7:30 8:30 AM
CHURCH SERVICE
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Location:
Cutter

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9:00 9:30 AM

9:30 11:30 AM

11:30 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

12:30 PM

2:30 PM

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BREAKFAST
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Location:
Waters Edge Grill
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BAG PICK-UP
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Note: Hotel Porters will pick up your bags. Please set them
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outside of your door NO LATER THAN 8:30 AM.
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SPOUSES FORUM MEETING
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Location:
Galleon A & B
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CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
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Location:
Ballroom Foyer
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CLOSING REMARKS AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
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Location: Chesapeake Ballroom
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Remarks:
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o Representative Xavier Becerra, Chairman of
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the House Democratic Caucus
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Remarks: !
o Representative
Nancy Pelosi, Democratic
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Leader
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Introduction: !
o Representative
Joseph Crowley, Vice Chair of
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the H
! ouse Democratic Caucus
Keynote Address:

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o Barack
H
. Obama, President of the United States
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Note: The !Presidents remarks will be open to the press
Note: Vehicle
access to the premises will be
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restricted 30 ! minutes before and after keynote
address
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LUNCH PICK-UP !
Location:
Ballroom
Foyer
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DEPARTURE CALL
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Location:
Main
! Lobby
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MOTORCADE EN !ROUTE WASHINGTON, DC
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MOTORCADE ARRIVAL
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Location:
Rayburn
Horseshoe
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