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Members of Congress Is a Critical Component the Country PARTNERING WITH CONGRESS CLOSE UP & CAPITOL HILL The Close Up Foundation is non-profit, non-partisan and participate in legislative simulations. Each year, more organization that has a proven track record of providing high than 20,000 students and teachers from across the country quality programs and resources to build a new generation participate in these programs. of informed and engaged citizens. Since 1971, Close Up has served more than 900,000 students and teachers from across Meeting with Members of Congress is a critical component the country. Close Up programs, professional development of the Washington-based programs and Close Up facilitates for educators, and classroom resources provide opportunities more than 1,100 meetings with Members of Congress and to help young people increase political efficacy, knowledge staff. These meetings provide an important opportunity for about historical and current issues, and develop the skills to young people to engage directly with elected officials and carry out civic-related activities. ask questions about the important policy issues that impact their communities. Close Up’s transformative, Washington-based programs offer intense, inspiring, and skill-building experiences that For more information about Close Up please visit: give students the opportunity to discuss and debate current www.closeup.org. issues with peers, interact with key policy and media experts, 1,100 CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS 21,000 STUDENTS & TEACHERS CLOSE UP ALUMNI IN CONGRESS Many Close Up alumni return to D.C. for school, internships, and work on the Hill. We are especially proud to have the following Members of Congress who are Close Up alumni. Sen. Patrick Toomey (R-PA) Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) Rep. Lizzie Pannill-Fletcher (D-TX) Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) Rep. Steve Horsford (D-NV) Rep. Michael San Nicolas (D-GU) Former Members Include: Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Rep. Joe Garcia (D-FL) Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH) Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) “Close Up Foundation does fantastic work connecting students with their members of Congress, and I’m honored to be a regular participant in their program. The students from Michigan’s Third District always impress me with their insights and questions, and I enjoy the engaging conversations we have.” 2017-18 CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS Close Up has a long history of bi-partisan support from Congress. Below are the Members and congressional offices who met with Close Up students and teachers during the 2017-18 program year. SENATE MEMBERS Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Sen. John Thune (R-SD) Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Sen. Angus King (I-ME) Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA) Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA) Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) HOUSE MEMBERS Rep. 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Paul Gosar (R-AZ) Rep. John Larson (D-CT) Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) Rep. Eleanor Norton (D-DC) Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL) Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA) Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) Sen. 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