WEDNESDAY MARCH 4, 2020Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol HillWashington, DC

Women’s CongressionalPolicy Institute

PRE-DINNER SPEAKERCongresswoman Nita M. LoweyCongresswoman Nita M. Lowey has represented the Lower Hudson Valley since her election in 1988. She is the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee. A co-chair of the Women’s Caucus in the 104th Congress, she has been a champion of women’s issues throughout her career, particularly increased funding for breast cancer research and education.

CO-CHAIRS, CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS FOR WOMEN’S ISSUESCongresswoman Brenda L. Lawrence Congresswoman Brenda L. Lawrence is serving her third term representing the 14th District of Michigan. She serves on the Appropriations and Oversight and Reform Committees. She has championed efforts to reduce maternal mortality and poverty among women, and to expand women’s leadership both here and abroad.

Congresswoman Debbie LeskoCongresswoman Debbie Lesko is serving her second term representing the 8th District of Arizona. She is Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security and also serves on the Judiciary and Rules Committees. Her priorities include combatting domestic violence and improving the lives of veterans and seniors.

VICE-CHAIRS, CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS FOR WOMEN’S ISSUESCongresswoman Madeleine DeanCongresswoman Madeleine Dean is serving her first term in Congress. She represents the 4th District of Pennsylvania and serves on the Financial Services and Judiciary Committees. Her priorities include gun violence prevention, ethical government reform, access to health care, criminal justice reform, and promoting diversity in the financial services industry.

Congresswoman Jenniffer González-ColónCongresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón is the sole representative for Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress. She serves on the Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees. Congresswoman González-Colón has been an advocate for ending domestic violence, promoting services for veterans, and improving the health care system and economic development for the Island.

EMCEESReps. Brenda L. Lawrence and Debbie Lesko

Co-ChairsCongressional Caucus for Women’s Issues

WELCOME

Amb. Connie MorellaBoard Vice-Chair

Women’s Congressional Policy Institute

Cindy HallPresident

Women’s Congressional Policy Institute

Kenny D. Thompson, Jr.Board Secretary-

TreasurerWomen’s Congressional

Policy Institute

Wednesday, March 4, 2020Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill

Washington, DC

WOMEN’S CONGRESSIONAL POLICY INSTITUTE

PRE-DINNER TRIBUTERep. Nita M. Lowey

Chair, House Appropriations CommitteeFormer Co-Chair, Women’s Caucus

Women Members Take the Stage

Honorary Congressional Host Committee

Cong. Alma S. Adams

Cong. Cynthia Axne

Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Cong. Nanette Diaz Barragán

Cong. Joyce Beatty

Cong. Jaime Herrera Beutler

Sen. Marsha Blackburn

Cong. Suzanne Bonamici

Cong. Susan W. Brooks

Cong. Julia Brownley

Cong. Cheri Bustos

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito

Cong. Kathy Castor

Cong. Judy Chu

Cong. Katherine Clark

Cong. Yvette D. Clarke

Cong. Bonnie Watson Coleman

Sen. Susan Collins

Cong. Angie Craig

Cong. Sharice Davids

Cong. Susan A. Davis

Cong. Madeleine Dean

Cong. Diana DeGette

Cong. Rosa DeLauro

Cong. Suzan DelBene

Cong. Val Demings

Cong. Debbie Dingell

Sen. Tammy Duckworth

Sen. Joni Ernst

Cong. Veronica Escobar

Cong. Anna G. Eshoo

Sen. Dianne Feinstein

Cong. Abby Finkenauer

Cong. Virginia Foxx

Cong. Lois Frankel

Cong. Marcia L. Fudge

Cong. Sylvia Garcia

Cong. Jenniffer González-Colón

Cong. Kay Granger

Cong. Deb Haaland

Sen. Kamala D. Harris

Cong. Vicky Hartzler

Sen. Maggie Hassan

Cong. Jahana Hayes

Cong. Chrissy Houlahan

Cong. Kendra S. Horn

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cong. Pramila Jayapal

Cong. Eddie Bernice Johnson

Cong. Marcy Kaptur

Cong. Robin L. Kelly

Cong. Ann Kirkpatrick

Sen. Amy Klobuchar

Cong. Ann McLane Kuster

Cong. Barbara Lee

Cong. Sheila Jackson Lee

Cong. Susie Lee

Cong. Zoe Lofgren

Cong. Nita M. Lowey

Cong. Elaine G. Luria

Cong. Carolyn B. Maloney

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto

Cong. Doris Matsui

Cong. Lucy McBath

Cong. Betty McCollum

Sen. Martha McSally

Cong. Grace Meng

Cong. Carol Miller

Cong. Gwen Moore

Cong. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

Sen. Lisa Murkowski

Cong. Stephanie Murphy

Sen. Patty Murray

Cong. Grace F. Napolitano

Cong. Eleanor Holmes Norton

Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Cong. Chellie Pingree

Cong. Stacey E. Plaskett

Cong. Ayanna Pressley

Cong. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen

Cong. Kathleen Rice

Cong. Martha Roby

Cong. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Cong. Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Sen. Jacky Rosen

Cong. Lucille Roybal-Allard

Cong. Linda T. Sánchez

Cong. Mary Gay Scanlon

Cong. Jan Schakowsky

Cong. Kim Schrier

Cong. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Cong. Terri Sewell

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen

Cong. Donna Shalala

Cong. Mikie Sherrill

Cong. Xochitl Torres Small

Sen. Tina Smith

Cong. Abigail Spanberger

Cong. Jackie Speier

Sen. Debbie Stabenow

HONORARY DINNER CO-CHAIRSCong. Brenda L. Lawrence and Debbie Lesko

Dinner Host Committee

Janet McUlsky

Amb. Connie Morella

Alexis Marks Mosher

Rushmie Nofsinger

Michelle Nunn

Michael O’Leary

Catlin O’Neill

Amy Plaster

Mary-Lacey Reuther

Emily Santasprit

Anna Schneider

Julia-Feliz Sessoms

Linda Shim

Phil Smith

Stacey Stewart

Heather Strawn

Suzanne Swink

Kenny D. Thompson, Jr.

Bevin Albertani

Gelcys Campo

Stephanie Childs

Stephen Ciccone

Denise DeMichele-Bailin

Arielle Elliott

Scott Frey

Karen Goldmeier Green

Betsy Wright Hawkings

Nikki Heidepriem

LaQuita Honeysucker

Amy Overton Hunt

Darrel Cox Jodrey

Cristina Krasow

Christopher Leahy

Mimi Mager

Laura Maristany

Joanna McIntosh

Cong. Elise Stefanik

Cong. Haley Stevens

Cong. Dina Titus

Cong. Rashida Tlaib

Cong. Norma Torres

Cong. Lori Trahan

Cong. Nydia Velázquez

Cong. Ann Wagner

Cong. Jackie Walorski

Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Cong. Maxine Waters

Cong. Jennifer T. Wexton

Cong. Susan Wild

Cong. Frederica S. Wilson

DINNER HOST COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS

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Regina Eberhart Transport Workers Union

Vincent Randazzo Capitol Knowledge, LLC

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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

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LIUNA

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The Procter & Gamble Company

Transport Workers Union

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WOMEN’S CONGRESSIONAL POLICY INSTITUTE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Anna Schneider Chair

Amb. Connie Morella Vice-Chair

Kenny D. Thompson, Jr. Secretary-Treasurer

LaQuita Honeysucker Amy Overton Hunt

Amy Plaster Julia-Feliz Sessoms

Stacey Stewart Ex officio Cindy Hall

Honorary Cong. Brenda L. Lawrence

Cong. Debbie Lesko Cong. Nita M. Lowey

Emeritus

Bevin AlbertaniAndy Blocker

Lorraine Cole, PhDAnn Costello, Esq.

Nikki Heidepriem, Esq.Karen Judd Lewis, Esq.

Angela Oh, Esq.Elizabeth H. ShulerBeatriz Olvera StotzerLorraine ThelianSusan Wood, PhD