TWC interns from Minnesota met with Rep. Erik Paulsen in his Cannon House Office Building. The students, Allison Schlaeger and Kelsey Hulbert, spoke frankly with Rep. Paulsen on issues such as: | View Full Article

On Tuesday, March 19, 2013, TWC student Ward Westray of Drake University met with Rep. Keith Ellison in the congressman's office in Rayburn House Office Building and spoke with him on the following topics:   | View Full Article

TWC students met Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., in his Cannon House Office Building office to and discuss how their corner of Massachusetts is represented in Washington. Rep. Keating's district, the 9th District of Massachusetts is home to six Washington Center students:   | View Full Article

Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba, was the featured guest of a special Sunday Public Policy Dialogues on Capitol Hill (PPDCH) event. The PPDCH events are part of The Washington Center's Internship Programs. More than 60 students, both international and domestic, attended his presentation at TWC's Residential Academic Facility, where the premier spoke on the topic of the role of subnational governments around the world. He also addressed challenges such as:   | View Full Article

Three TWC students had a chance to sit down with their hometown Member of Congress, Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty, to learn more about how the freshman Democrat is representing her home district - the 5th district of Connecticut. Students Albert Phalen, Meghan Porcelli and Leah Shafer met Rep. Esty in her Cannon House Office Building suite and engaged the congresswoman about policy issues ranging from topics such as:   | View Full Article

As part of the Public Policy Dialogues on Capitol Hill (PPDCH) component of the TWC internship program, Canadian students attended an exclusive panel at the Canadian Embassy. Traditionally, PPDCH programming is reserved for students in the U.S. to visit with their senators or representatives. Since this opportunity isn't available to international students, TWC scheduled a special visit for Canadian students at the Embassy of Canada. | View Full Article