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SUMMARY:Charlie Dent: Can Congress Overcome Partisanship to Get Things Done?
DESCRIPTION:\nAt a time when Congress seems more gridlocked than ever\,
is it still possible to move forward on issues that matter to Americans?
What happens to our democracy if Congress is too paralyzed by polarizat
ion?\n\nMcCourtney Institute Visiting Fellow Charlie Dent served seven t
erms in Congress\, where he worked with colleagues on both sides of the
aisle. He will offer his perspective on the past\, present\, and future
of the legislative branch during a lecture on Tuesday\, October 19 at 4:
00 p.m. EDT. \;\n\nDent is executive director and vice president of
the Aspen Institute Congressional Program\, CNN political analyst\, and
senior policy adviser at DLA Piper. In Congress\, was a senior member of
the House Appropriations Committee where he chaired the Subcommittee on
Military Construction\, Veterans Affairs\, and Related Agencies. Additi
onally\, he served as the chairman of the House Committee on Ethics from
2015&ndash\;2017.\n\nWe are offering both in-person and livestream atte
ndance options for this event. \; \;\n\nPlease register \;to
reserve your spot at the Hintz or receive the livestream link via email
the day before the event.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.ed
u/event/charlie-dent_congress/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:At a time when
Congress seems more gridlocked than ever, is it still possible to move f
orward on issues that matter to Americans? What happens to our democracy
if Congress is too paralyzed by polarization?
McCourtney Institut
e Visiting Fellow Charlie Dent served seven terms in Congress, where he
worked with colleagues on both sides of the aisle. He will offer his per
spective on the past, present, and future of the legislative branch duri
ng a lecture on Tuesday, October 19 at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
Dent i
s executive director and vice president of the Aspen Institute Congressi
onal Program, CNN political analyst, and senior policy adviser at DLA Pi
per. In Congress, was a senior member of the House Appropriations Commit
tee where he chaired the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans
Affairs, and Related Agencies. Additionally, he served as the chairman
of the House Committee on Ethics from 2015–2017.
We are offe
ring both in-person and livestream attendance options for this event.&nb
sp;
Please reg
ister to reserve your spot at the Hintz or receive the livestre
am link via email the day before the event.
For more details: https://eve
nts.la.psu.edu/event/charlie-dent_congress/
URL:http://democracy.psu.edu/events
LOCATION:Hintz Family Alumni Center
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