Social Sciences
CREATING MANUFACTURING JOBS
11/16 ? 2:00pm, 216 Hart Senate Office Building. Joint Economic Committee, Full committee hearing on "Manufacturing in the USA: Paving the Road to Job Creation," focusing on the impact of infrastructure investment on job creation, particularly in the manufacturing sector. Witnesses: Andrew Herrmann, president of the American Society of Civil Engineers; Veronique de Rugy, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Arlington, Va.; Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute; Robert Puentes, senior fellow in the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program.
MANUFACTURING GROWTH: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND THE FUTRUE OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. 11/16, 3:30-4:30, Washington, DC. Sponsors: Third Way's Schwartz Initiative, Breakthrough Institute. Speakers: House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-MD; Sen. Chris Coons, D-DE; Devon Swezey, project director of the Innovation and Economics Program at the Breakthrough Institute; Ryan McConaghy, director of the Economic Program at Third Way.
CREATING A 21ST CENTURY DEFENSE INDUSTRY
11/18 ? 9:00am, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building. House Armed Services Committee, Business Challenges within the Defense Industry Subcommittee hearing on "Creating a 21st Century Defense Industry." Witnesses: The Honorable Jacques S. Gansler, Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair, Director, Center for Public Policy & Private Enterprise, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland; Mr. David J. Berteau, Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Program. Center for Strategic and International Studies.
US TRADE POLICY POST APEC 2011. 11/18, Noon-2:00pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Japan Commerce Association of Washington, DC (JCAW). Speaker: Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky- Partner, WilmerHale. Former United States Trade Representative.
NEXT STEPS FOR THE AMERICAN TRADE AGENDA. 11/30, 9:00am-Noon, Washington, DC. Sponsor: U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Keynote remarks by: USTR Ambassador Ronald Kirk. Followed by a panel discussion with: The Honorable Susan Schwab, Mayer Brown LLP, Former U.S. Trade Representative (2006-2009); The Honorable Charlene Barshefsky, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Former U.S. Trade Representative (1997-2000); The Honorable Carla Hills, Hills & Company, Former U.S. Trade Representative (1989-1993).
- This Week In Washington
AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS 2/6 - 9:30am, House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Full committee hearing on "American Competitiveness: The Role of Research and Development." Witnesses: Mr. Richard Templeton, President and CEO, Texas Instruments;...
- China This Week
THE WAY FORWARD FOR US-CHINA RELATIONS WITH HANK PAULSON & STEVE HADLEY. 7/17, 11:00am-12:15pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Atlantic Council. Speaker: The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Chairman, Paulson Institute at the University of Chicago; The...
- Gear Up Or Fail
This coming week in Washington is all about American competitiveness and manufacturing. The focus is on China, as opposed to Japan as it was 20 years ago. In December 2011, the Council on Competitiveness at its National Manufacturing Competitiveness...
- A New Japan For A New Era
A New Japan for a New Era Cosponsored by Sasakawa Peace Foundation The Project 2049 Institute American Enterprise Institute Wednesday, January 4, 2012 2:00 p.m. ? 4:00 p.m. Location American Enterprise Institute 1150 17th Street, NW Washington,...
- China's Currency
This week's big discussion in Washington is China?s currency. There will be two hearings held by the House Ways & Means Committee and one at the Senate Finance Committee. Prior to the hearings, the Heritage Foundation held a seminar examining...
Social Sciences
Manufacturing & Trade
11/16 ? 2:00pm, 216 Hart Senate Office Building. Joint Economic Committee, Full committee hearing on "Manufacturing in the USA: Paving the Road to Job Creation," focusing on the impact of infrastructure investment on job creation, particularly in the manufacturing sector. Witnesses: Andrew Herrmann, president of the American Society of Civil Engineers; Veronique de Rugy, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Arlington, Va.; Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute; Robert Puentes, senior fellow in the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program.
MANUFACTURING GROWTH: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND THE FUTRUE OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. 11/16, 3:30-4:30, Washington, DC. Sponsors: Third Way's Schwartz Initiative, Breakthrough Institute. Speakers: House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-MD; Sen. Chris Coons, D-DE; Devon Swezey, project director of the Innovation and Economics Program at the Breakthrough Institute; Ryan McConaghy, director of the Economic Program at Third Way.
CREATING A 21ST CENTURY DEFENSE INDUSTRY
11/18 ? 9:00am, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building. House Armed Services Committee, Business Challenges within the Defense Industry Subcommittee hearing on "Creating a 21st Century Defense Industry." Witnesses: The Honorable Jacques S. Gansler, Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair, Director, Center for Public Policy & Private Enterprise, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland; Mr. David J. Berteau, Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Program. Center for Strategic and International Studies.
US TRADE POLICY POST APEC 2011. 11/18, Noon-2:00pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Japan Commerce Association of Washington, DC (JCAW). Speaker: Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky- Partner, WilmerHale. Former United States Trade Representative.
NEXT STEPS FOR THE AMERICAN TRADE AGENDA. 11/30, 9:00am-Noon, Washington, DC. Sponsor: U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Keynote remarks by: USTR Ambassador Ronald Kirk. Followed by a panel discussion with: The Honorable Susan Schwab, Mayer Brown LLP, Former U.S. Trade Representative (2006-2009); The Honorable Charlene Barshefsky, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Former U.S. Trade Representative (1997-2000); The Honorable Carla Hills, Hills & Company, Former U.S. Trade Representative (1989-1993).
- This Week In Washington
AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS 2/6 - 9:30am, House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Full committee hearing on "American Competitiveness: The Role of Research and Development." Witnesses: Mr. Richard Templeton, President and CEO, Texas Instruments;...
- China This Week
THE WAY FORWARD FOR US-CHINA RELATIONS WITH HANK PAULSON & STEVE HADLEY. 7/17, 11:00am-12:15pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Atlantic Council. Speaker: The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Chairman, Paulson Institute at the University of Chicago; The...
- Gear Up Or Fail
This coming week in Washington is all about American competitiveness and manufacturing. The focus is on China, as opposed to Japan as it was 20 years ago. In December 2011, the Council on Competitiveness at its National Manufacturing Competitiveness...
- A New Japan For A New Era
A New Japan for a New Era Cosponsored by Sasakawa Peace Foundation The Project 2049 Institute American Enterprise Institute Wednesday, January 4, 2012 2:00 p.m. ? 4:00 p.m. Location American Enterprise Institute 1150 17th Street, NW Washington,...
- China's Currency
This week's big discussion in Washington is China?s currency. There will be two hearings held by the House Ways & Means Committee and one at the Senate Finance Committee. Prior to the hearings, the Heritage Foundation held a seminar examining...