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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

1:30 p.m. Check-In at U.S. Capital Visitor Center | First St. NE| Congressional Auditorium

2:00 p.m. Welcome Remarks| Gray Mayes, TAB National Affairs Committee Chair

2:05 p.m. Chairwoman Virginia Foxx | North Carolina: 5th Congressional District

2:30 p.m. Robert “Beto” O’Rourke |Texas: 16th Congressional District

3:00 p.m. Chairman Jodey Arrington |Texas: 19th Congressional District

3:30 p.m. Susan Combs |Acting Assistant Secretary |U.S. Department of the Interior

4:00 p.m. Free Time

5:30 p.m. Reception with Members of Congress | AT&T Forum |601 New Jersey Ave. NW |5th Floor Remarks by TAB Chairman, A.J. Rodriguez

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

9:15 a.m. Check-In | Eisenhower Old Executive Office Building|1650 Pennsylvania Ave.| Room 403

10:00 a.m. Briefing from White House Administration Officials

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free Time

1:00 p.m. Check-In |U.S. Capitol Visitor Center |First St. NE |Senate Side SVC 209-08

1:15 p.m. Chairman Pete Sessions |Texas: 32nd Congressional District

1:45 p.m. Congressman Louie Gohmert |Texas: 1st Congressional District

2:15 p.m. Senator Ted Cruz |U.S. Senate | Texas

2:45 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. Congressman Henry Cuellar |Texas: 28th Congressional District

3:30 p.m. Senator John Cornyn | U.S. Senate Majority Whip | Texas Congressman

4:00 p.m. Congressman Roger Williams | Texas: 25th Congressional District

4:45 p.m. Remarks by Judge Jeff Moseley, CEO |Texas Association of Business

6:00 p.m. Reception with Chiefs of Staff |U.S. Botanical Gardens|100 Maryland Ave., SW

Thursday, April 26, 2018

8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast |JW Marriott|110 E. 2nd St |Salon 3

8:30 a.m. Congressman Randy Weber |Texas: 14th Congressional District

9:00 a.m. Chairman Trey Gowdy |South Carolina: 4th Congressional District

9:45 a.m. Jack Gerard, CEO |American Petroleum Institute

10:15 a.m. Discussion on Trade and International Investment Opportunities with Department of Commerce Stephen M. Renna |Director, Advocacy Center, U.S. Department of Commerce Tom McGinty |National Director & Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary U.S. Commercial Service-International Trade Administration 10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Monique Thierry |Executive Director, Southwest & South Central Regional Office, USCC

11:05 a.m. Healthcare Update Katie Mahoney |Executive Director, Health Policy, Labor, Immigration & Employee Benefits, USCC

11:20 a.m. NAFTA & Tariffs Update John Murphy |Senior Vice President, International Affairs Division, USCC

11:40 a.m. Immigration Discussion John Baselice |Director, Immigration Policy, Labor, Immigration and Employee Benefits, USCC

11:45 a.m. Conference Closing Remarks | Gray Mayes, TAB National Affairs Committee Chair

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