A Special Ceremony and Town Hall Event at the University of Maryland

When:
November 28, 2011
7:30 p.m.

Where:
The Atrium
Stamp Student Union
University of Maryland

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Click here to register.

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The Center for American Politics and Citizenship (CAPC) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research institution at the University of Maryland, which provides citizens and policy-makers with research, education, and outreach on critical issues related to the nation's political institutions, processes, and policies.

The College of College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) is home to nine academic departments, and based on number of degrees awarded, BSOS is the largest of the colleges and schools at the University of Maryland. Last year, the college's faculty brought in more than $57 million in research support from organizations like the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and others.

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Congressman's Hoyer's Comments on CAPC

I want to thank the Center for American Politics and Citizenship for the role that they play in ensuring access and transparency in government and promoting careers in public service. Young people, at the end of this speech I'll say something more about careers in public service and America's need for your participation. CAPC is leading the effort to help our military personnel and citizens overseas vote. Thank you very much for that Paul and all those working with you. This first-of-its-kind system resulted in military and overseas voters being 20 percent more likely to cast their ballot in 2010 than those who received their ballot by mail. 20 percent.

The Center's work running the Maryland Elections Center is an important service to the citizens of our state, ensuring that Marylanders know where they can vote on Election Day and that citizens know who finances state and local campaigns. That's a critical issue, students. We had a Supreme Court case recently that frankly allows very, very large contributions without knowing the source. The problem with not knowing the source is you don't know why they care telling you something on those 30 second, 60 second ads that you see, too often in my opinion. But they have the right to do that, our courts said they have the right to do that. You need to consider the source, and if you can't find out the source that's a problem. That's why this transparency is so critically important. I know there are certainly a lot of special interests in Annapolis and Washington that wish CAPC hadn't done so, that is to make contributions transparent.

Many students from its Capitol Hill internship program, CAPC's Capitol Hill Internship Program, have interned for me. Paul was a Fellow -- of course, that is a very, very highfalutin non-paid staffer -- but he has been sending me some wonderful, wonderful interns. Stephen Mooney and Danielle Royal, thank you very much for what you're doing in our office and thank you very much CAPC for providing such talented people.

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Join Congressman Steny Hoyer and the

Center for American Politics and Citizenship for a

Free town hall event on the

U.S. economy and federal budget

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The Center for American Politics

and Citizenship


proudly presents


The Honorable Steny Hoyer

Democratic Whip, U.S. House of Representatives


with the


Millard E. Tydings Award for Courage and

Leadership in American Politics

When:

November 28th, 2011

7:30 p.m.

Where:

The Atrium, Stamp Student Union

University of Maryland

College Park, MD 20742

Admission to this event is free

Please RSVP to attend by clicking here