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- 2014
- Season's
Greetings!
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- Dec. 18, 2014 - Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina
participates in a Heritage Foundation panel on growth.
- Dec. 14, 2014 - Ready for Warren at National
Organizing Institute's RootsCamp.
- Nov. 19, 2014 - New Member Office Lottery.
- Nov. 18, 2014 - Members-Elect of the
House freshman class of the 114th Congress pose for class photo.
- Nov. 13, 2014 - New Member Orientation at the
Capitol Visitor Center.
- Nov. 7, 2014 - Democratic National Committee's
Rules and Bylaws Committee meets.
- Nov. 4, 2014 - Republican National Committee
Election Night news conference.
- Oct. 30, 2014 - Former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton headlines a GOTV rally for Anthony Brown at the
University of Maryland. Gov.
Martin O'Malley (D-MD) also spoke.
- Oct. 25, 2014 - Another pro-Warren group appears.
- Oct. 14, 2014 - First Lady Michelle Obama partipates
in the annual fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden.
- Sept.
26-27,
2014 - Values Voter Summit.
- Sept.
23, 2014 - Former Sen. Jim Webb
(D-VA) speaks at the National Press Club luncheon.
- Sept. 17, 2014 - Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks on
"building 21st century defense capabilities" at the Willard Hotel.
- Sept. 16, 2014 - Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) presents
jobs plan at the Heritage Foundation.
- Sept. 8, 2014 - Advocates
including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
push for a constitutional amendment to limit big money in campaigns.
- Sept. 4, 2014
- At
a National Press Club luncheon Ralph
Nader and Grover Norquist speak on areas where the right and
left can agree.
- Aug. 28-31, 2014 - American Political Science Association
110th Annual Meeting.
- Aug. 7, 2014 - Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-MD) and U.S.
Secretary of Labor Tom Perez advocate for raising the minimum wage at
Boloco in Bethesda, MD.
- Aug. 1, 2014 - Democratic National Committee's
Rules and Bylaws Committee continues drafting rules for the party's
2016
delegate selection process and works on the Call for the 2016
Democratic National Convention.
- July
30, 2014 - Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
keynotes Young Americans for Liberty Convention.
- July 29, 2014 - Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-MD)
participates in a "Fireside Chat" at 1776.
- July 29, 2014 - Republican Nation Committee
continues
#FireReid campaign
with rally
at the Capitol.
- July 24, 2014 - Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks on
"Expanding Opportunity in America" at AEI.
- July 23, 2014 - Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks on
"Strong Values for a Strong America" at Catholic University of America.
- July 22, 2014 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) chairs
the confirmation hearing on the nomination of Robert McDonald to be
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- July 22, 2014 - Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ben
Cardin (D-MD) speak at a briefing on restoring voting rights.
- July 16, 2014 -
Generation Progress' Make Progress National Summit 2014, including Vice President Joe Biden.
- July 11, 2014 - Republican National Committee's
"Taking Back
the Future” Women’s Summit.
- July 8, 2014 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) meets
with Veterans Affairs nominee Robert McDonald.
- July 1, 2014 - President Barack Obama speaks on the
economy at the Georgetown Waterfront.
- June 30, 2014 - Activity
outside the U.S. Supreme Court on day it ruled on Hobby Lobby, one of
many cases arising out of the Affordable
Care
Act
(ObamaCare).
- June 25, 2014 - Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks on
"Finding Economic Security in an Insecure
Time" at Hillsdale College's Kirby Center.
- June 23, 2014 - White House Summit on Working Families.
- June
19-21, 2014 - Faith & Freedom
Coalition's Road to Majority Conference.
- June 19, 2014 - The March
for Marriage, including former Sen.
Rick Santorum.
- June 19, 2014 -
Another pro-Clinton group
appears.
- June 17, 2014 - Activity
surrounding former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton's appearance in a CNN Town Hall at the Newseum.
- June 17, 2014 - Former Sen. Rick Santorum
participates in U.S. Global Leadership Coalition conference.
- May 28, 2014 - Dr. Ben Carson addresses the
National Press Club luncheon.
- May 27, 2014 - Donald Trump addresses the National
Press Club luncheon.
- May 26, 2014 - Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden
host send-off event for injured veterans' bike ride.
- May 22, 2014 - The New
Populism Conference including Sen.
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sen.
Bernie
Sanders
(I-VT).
- May 20, 2014 - "Koch Brothers
Exposed: 2014 Edition" draws Reid, Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
- May 19, 2014 - Gov. Mike Pence (R-IN) discusses
consumer-driven health care reform at AEI.
- May 14, 2014 - Former President Bill Clinton and Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) at the
Peterson Foundation's 2014 Fiscal Summit.
- May 14, 2014 - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
addresses AJC Global Forum 2014.
- May
13,
2014 - Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
speaks on “A
Secure Retirement for 21st Century Seniors” at the National Press Club.
- May 13, 2014 - Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-MD) promotes
upcoming "Star-Spangled Spectacular."
- May 8, 2014 - Rally for
Religious Freedom - challenging the ACA/Obamacare
HHS mandate (Priests for Life).
- May 7, 2014 - Ready for Hillary Asian American and
Pacific Islander (AAPI) roundtable.
- May 2, 2014 - Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
discusses her book A Fighting Chance
at the AFL-CIO.
- May 2, 2014 - Democratic National Committee's
Rules and Bylaws Committee begins drafting rules for the party's 2016
delegate selection process.
- April 30, 2014 -
Senate
Rules and Administration Committee holds hearing on campaign finance.
- April 28, 2014 - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
delivers keynote at HIPPY USA award dinner.
- April 28, 2014 - Vice President Joe Biden speaks on
the budget and economic policy.
- April
10,
2014 - Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
addresses Americans for Tax Reform's Tax Day press conference.
- Mar. 25, 2014 - Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) back
in the U.S. Supreme Court on the "contraceptive mandate" for for profit
corporations (Hobby Lobby).
- Mar.
21, 2014 -
Representatives of the three other cities seeking to host the 2016
Republican
National Convention make presentations at the Republican National
Committee as part of the RNC's site
selection process.
- Mar. 18, 2014 - Democratic National Committee Chair
Debbie Wasserman Schultz press conference on the one-year anniversary
of the RNC's Growth and Opportunity Project report.
- Mar. 6-8,
2014 - 41st Conservative
Political Action Conference.
- Mar. 6, 2014 - Ready for Hillary launches women's
office.
- Mar. 3, 2014 -
Representatives of five cities seeking to host the 2016 Republican
National Convention make presentations at the Republican National
Committee as part of the RNC's site
selection process.
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- Feb.
27-Mar. 1, 2014 - Democratic
National Committee
Winter Meeting.
- Feb. 27, 2014 - Tea Party Patriots celebrates the
fifth anniversary of the Tea Party movement.
- Feb. 24, 2014 - Govs. Jindal (R-LA), Haley (R-SC), Perry
(R-TX) and Haslam (R-TN) hold a Republican Governors Association
briefing.
- Feb. 21, 2014 - Govs. Shumlin (D-VT), Haslam (R-TN),
Brownback (R-KS) and Nixon (D-MO) participate in Politico's
fourth annual State Solutions Conference.
- Feb. 13, 2014 - National Association of Secretaries of State
Winter Meeting.
- Feb. 12, 2014 -
Co-chairs of the Presidential
Commission on Election Administration testify at U.S. Senate
Committee on Rules and Administration hearing.
- Feb.
11,
2014 - State
Visit
of
French
President
François
Hollande: arrival ceremony and joint press conference with President Barack Obama.
- Feb. 10, 2014 - Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) outlines energy
bill at Heritage Action for America's 2014 Conservative Policy Summit.
- Feb. 5, 2014 - Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) delivers
keynote speech at American Principles Project gala.
- Feb. 5, 2014 - Rep.
John Sarbanes introduces "Government By the People Act" designed to
counter the impact of big money in
elections.
- Feb. 4, 2014 - Republican National Committee's 2nd
Annual Black Republican Trailblazer Awards.
- Jan. 28, 2014 - Scenes from
Statuary Hall on the night of the State
of
the
Union address.
- Jan.
28,
2014 - Dueling pre-State of
the Union press conferences.
- Jan. 23-24, 2014 - Republican
National
Committee Winter Meeting.
- Jan. 22, 2014 - Former Sen. Rick Santorum has a busy
day at the March for Life.
- Jan. 20, 2014 - Vice President Joe Biden keynotes
National Action Network's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast.
- Jan. 15, 2014 - Ready for Hillary's "Out &
Ready" fundraiser at Town Danceboutique.
- Jan. 13, 2014 - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
speak at The Brookings Institution's Social Mobility Summit.
Midterm
Elections
- Nov. 5, 2014 - Day after
discussion and analysis of the midterm
elections.
- Nov. 4, 2014 - Election Day morning outside the
Precinct 25 polling place in Washington, DC.
- Nov.
3,
2014 - Northern Virginia
Democrats rally at Market Square in Alexandria, VA.
- Nov. 1, 2014 - Republican gubernatorial nominee Larry Hogan
visits Rockville Farmer's Market in Rockville, MD.
- Oct. 28, 2014 - Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D-MD) receives
endorsement
of
the
Brady
Campaign
in
Bethesda,
MD.
- Sept.
18, 2014 - Americans United for
Change "Hands Off Social Security and Medicare – We Earned It!”
rally.
- Sept.
9,
2014
- Executive directors of DSCC
and
NRSC discuss midterm outlook.
- July 16,
2014 - Joint briefing by leaders of the five national Republican campaign committees.
- July 15,
2014 - House Republicans
call on Harry Reid and the Senate to act.
- July
15, 2014 - Charlie Cook discussion
on
the
midterm
elections.
- April-May 2014 - Feature on the Virginia 8th CD Democratic
primary campaign.
- May 5, 2014 - Announcement of
a pilot project to connect
Maryland voters with drop-off voters in North Carolina.
- May 5, 2014 - Latino Victory Project launch event.
- Mar. 23, 2014 - U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) opens
his campaign headquarters in Arlington, VA.
- Mar. 11, 2014 - National Republican Congressional Committee
Chair Greg Walden (R-OR) discusses the outlook for House races.
- Jan. 11, 2014 - DC Mayor Vincent Gray campaign
kickoff at THEARC in Southeast, DC.
Focus
on
Immigration
- Nov. 19, 2014 - Rep. Luis
Gutierrez and farm workers press for bold executive action on immigration.
- Nov. 7, 2014 - Protesters
urge President Obama to provide administrative relief for immigrant families and workers.
- Sept. 9, 2014 - Press
conference on immigration policies and
the LGBT community.
- July 28, 2014 - United We Dream "Dreams from Our
Families" rally urges President Obama to "go big" and stop deportations.
- July 10, 2014 - Activists
press President Obama for bold action on immigration.
- May 30, 2014 - House
Democrats press for immigration
vote.
- May 1, 2014 - Protesters in
Lafayette Park after demonstration calling on President Obama to stop deportations.
- April 9 and 11, 2014 -
Activists in Lafayette Park seek to pressure President Obama to end deportations.
- April 10, 2014 - Federation
for American Immigration Reform
(FAIR) "Hold Their Feet to the Fire" talk radio row.
- Mar. 18, 2014 - Farm groups
press for sensible immigration reform.
- Jan. 27, 2014 - Fast for
Families steps up its campaign for
immigration reform.
Keeping Our
National Buildings
and Monuments in Shape
- Dec.
18-19,
2014 - U.S. Capitol Dome
Restoration Project and Christmas Tree.
- Nov. 13, 2014 - A Fall day
at the U.S. Capitol and Dome
Restoration Project.
- Nov. 12, 2014 - - U.S. Capitol Dome Restoration
Project.
- Sept. 17-18, 2014 - Work
continues
replacing the White House
fence along Pennsylvania Avenue.
- Sept. 5, 2014 - U.S. Capitol Dome Restoration
Project.
- Sept. 4, 2014 - Work continues
replacing the White House
fence along Pennsylvania Avenue.
- July 22, 2014 - U.S. Capitol Dome Restoration
Project.
- July
10, 2014 - U.S. Capitol
Dome Restoration Project.
- May 10, 2014 - Washington Monument set to re-open
on Monday.
Miscellaneous
- Dec. 13, 2014 - Justice
for All march against police violence.
- Nov. 5, 2014 - Seen
around town: civil rights leaders
after meeting with President Obama.
- Nov. 5, 2014 - Anonymous - Million Mask March.
- Sept. 18, 2014 - Seen
around town: former Rep. Dennis
Kucinich (D-OH).
- July
4,
2014 - National Independence Day
Parade.
- April
22-27, 2014 - Cowboy Indian Alliance "Reject and Protect" protest
against the Keystone XL pipeline
project.
- Mar. 2, 2014 - XL Dissent
protest of the Keystone XL pipeline
project.
- Jan. 22, 2014 - Mayors gather in Washington, DC.
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