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Capitol Hill Workshop: 2008 Election to be Cosponsored by TheCapitol.Net and Congressional Quarterly

From Congressional Quarterly (CQ) and TheCapitol.Net

	Capitol Hill Workshop: 2008 Election Intensive 3-day congressional operations workshop Learn how Capitol Hill really works.
	This Congressional Quarterly Executive Conference is offered exclusively by TheCapitol.Net

After this year’s historic election, TheCapitol.Net will hold its Capitol Hill Workshop: 2008 Election program from Wednesday, November 12, 2008 to Friday, November 14, 2008, at the Goethe-Institut in Washington, DC. Each day’s program will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.

The Capitol Hill Workshop: 2008 Election will provide attendees with the foundation for policy, politics, and process in today’s U.S. Congress with an emphasis on the outcomes of the 2008 election. Congressional experts will discuss congressional operations and the legislative process, politics and leadership in the new Congress, and what this election means for the 111th Congress and Congressional budgeting.

The Capitol Hill Workshop: 2008 Election lays the foundation for Washington professionals who want to learn and be more effective on Capitol Hill in the upcoming 111th Congress.

Q&A with all faculty throughout.

November 12-14, 2008
8:30 am to 4:00 pm each day
See web site for agenda, location and secure online registration.

For more information, see www.ElectionCapitolHillWorkshop.com.

October 7, 2008 10:27 AM Link Comments (0)

Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process

Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process

Do you need to understand, or train others in, how a bill becomes law, basic congressional operations, the amendment tree or where in the legislative and public policy process you can have an impact? Do you have questions about Capitol Hill dynamics that no one can answer (or that you’re too afraid to ask)?

This seminar provides an in-depth examination of congressional operations, House and Senate legislative procedures, the work of committees, floor procedures, reconciliation of differences between houses and presidential action.

If your job requires you to understand and follow legislation, or if you’re new to government affairs, here's your chance to get up to speed in one information-packed day

Thursday, September 18, 2008
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
More information here

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September 1, 2008 03:57 PM Link Comments (0)

Congressional Pay and Perks

Congressional Pay and Perks

A Telephone Seminar

Are you interested in learning about congressional pay and perks? This program will provide an overview of congressional pay and pay increases; retirement benefits, including pension plans; and perquisites. Topics covered include:

Current pay for Senators and Representatives and the three basic ways members can adjust their pay
Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), Federal Employees Retirement Act of 1986 (FERS), and Social Security
Retirement under CSRS and FERS
House and Senate perquisites such as parking privileges, free outpatient care at the Naval Medical Center, and the franking privilege
An insider's look at the "small cities" on the House and Senate sides of the Capitol and in the House and Senate Office Buildings

Open Q&A with the faculty included: Ida Brudnick.

Thursday, August 14, 2008
2 pm ET/1 pm CT/12 noon MT/11 am PT
More information here

Congressional Pay and Perks
Informed Citizen Series Audio Course
Includes seminar materials.
Audio Course on CD: $27 plus shipping and handling

July 23, 2008 07:07 AM Link Comments (0)

Parliamentary Procedure of the U.S. Senate: Debate and Amendment

Parliamentary Procedure of the U.S. Senate: Debate and Amendment

A Telephone Seminar

Learn about the two characteristics of the U.S. Senate that set it apart from the House of Representatives: the right to debate and the right to amend. Topics include:
Recognition
Non-debatable questions
Limiting debate
Cloture
Amendment process

Open Q&A with the faculty included: Robert Dove.

Thursday, May 22, 2008
90 minutes: 2 pm ET/1 pm CT/12 noon MT/11 am PT
More information here

Parliamentary Procedure of the U.S. Senate: Debate and Amendment
Capitol Learning Audio Course
Includes seminar materials.
Audio Course on CD: $47 plus shipping and handling

May 15, 2008 09:17 AM Link Comments (0)

Gridlock

Gridlock is the natural gift the Framers of the Constitution gave us so that the country would not be subjected to policy swings resulting from the whimsy of the public. And the competition - whether multi-branch, multi-level, or multi-house - is important to those checks and balances and to our ongoing kind of centrist government.

Bill Frenzel, Guest Scholar, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution (Congressman for the 3rd District of Minnesota from 1971-1991)

Training

Congressional Deskbook 2005-2007, by Judy Schneider and Michael L. Koempel

January 20, 2007 06:47 PM Link Comments (0)

Capitol Hill Workshop

Our next Capitol Hill Workshop, scheduled for September 13-15, 2006, is for anyone whose work requires that they have a broad understanding of Congress and Capitol Hill.

In 3 days, this seminar covers

Congressional operations and the legislative process
How public policy and foreign policy become law
Politics and leadership in Congress
The role of OMB in the legislative process
How to communicate effectively with Congress
The current trends in campaigns and elections
The work of personal and committee staff and how you can build strong working relationships with staffers

Capitol Hill Workshop materials include the Congressional Directory and the award-winning Congressional Deskbook.

This CQ Executive Conference is approved for 1.6 CEU credits from George Mason University.