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Solving America’s Fiscal Challenges with Jack Lew and Steve Mnuchin

On Thursday, October 9, GU Politics in partnership with the Peter G. Peterson Foundation hosted a conversation on the state of the economy with two former Secretaries of the…

October 15, 2025

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Leadership During Crisis: Combating the Coronavirus

The panel featured Dr. Jeff Colyer, of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services and former Governor of Kansas, Dr. Rebecca Katz, Director of&…

March 19, 2020

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#ClimateForum2020

Across two days, the Institute of Politics and Public Service, alongside partners Our Daily Planet, MSNBC and New York Magazine, hosted Democratic presidential contenders:…

September 20, 2019

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The New Senate Democratic Agenda, with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (SFS ’66, LAW ’69) covered a wide variety of political issues du jour during his speech and Q&A with students on Monday. As the Senate…

February 4, 2019

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Georgetown Mayors Forum: Innovation, Infrastructure & Inclusion

Moderated by Georgetown Professor Sheila Foster, the panel of Muriel Bowser (Washington, D.C.), Elizabeth Kautz (Burnsville, MN), and Nan Whaley (Dayton, OH) considered how they…

January 22, 2019

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Student Town Hall with Nancy Pelosi

Ahead of the midterm elections later this fall, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi joined the Georgetown community for a town hall conversation with students about issues that…

June 24, 2018

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The Unified Framework: Politics of Tax Policy

The conversation, moderated by Business Insider Political Reporter Joe Perticone, looked at the various political challenges and opportunities of passing a tax reform bill in…

November 28, 2017

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Clinton 25

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of President Bill Clinton’s election, Georgetown hosted various members of the Clinton administration, analysts, and the former President…

November 6, 2017

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The Republican Case to Millennials on Tax Reform

Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the Chair of the House Republican Caucus, and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) came to Georgetown to present the GOP’s economic policies…

November 2, 2017

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The Trump Tax Reform Plan: A Conversation with Mick Mulvaney

Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and a former Congressman, came to Georgetown to discuss the Trump Administration’s proposed tax overhauls. In…

October 25, 2017