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CPAC 2013 Schedule SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AMERICA’S FUTURE: THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATIVES (Subject to Change) New Challenges, Timeless Principles Updated: 3/12/13 10:32 PM THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2013 8:00 General Session Doors Open Potomac Ballroom 8:42 Emcee: Katie Pavlich, News Editor, Townhall Potomac Ballroom 8:44 Call to Order Potomac Ballroom Gregg Keller, Executive Director, American Conservative Union 8:46 Invocation Potomac Ballroom Bethany Bowra, Founder, Next Generation of Voters 8:47 Presentation of Colors Potomac Ballroom The Citadel Republican Society Color Guard 8:48 National Anthem Potomac Ballroom Jordan Hostetter 8:49 Pledge of Allegiance Potomac Ballroom Charles Blain 8:50 Welcome Remarks Potomac Ballroom Al Cardenas, Chairman, American Conservative Union 9:00 The Honorable Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia Attorney General Potomac Ballroom 9:00 Movie Screening: 3801 Lancaster, On February 18, 2010, the FBI and Chesapeake 4-6 detectives from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office raided the Women’s Medical Society, a clinic in West Philadelphia…what they found was unthinkable. Panel discussion to follow, 21 minutes Sponsored by Citizens United. Open to all registered CPAC 2013 attendees. 9:00 Bagels and Books with ISI Chesapeake G-H Sponsored by The Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Open to all registered CPAC 2013 attendees. 9:15 The Honorable Allen West, former U.S. Representative Potomac Ballroom 9:30 The Honorable Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator (R-PA) Potomac Ballroom 9:30 Panel: “The Great Books of Conservatism” Chesapeake G-H Harry Veryser, Professor of Economics, The University of Detroit Jeffrey Nelson, Executive Vice President, Intercollegiate Studies Insitute Paul Kengor, Professor of Political Science, Grove City College, on Whittaker Chambers’ Witness Gerald Russello, Editor, The University Bookman Sponsored by The Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Open to all registered CPAC 2013 attendees. 9:45 “Too Many American Wars? Should We Fight Anywhere and Can We Afford It?” Potomac Ballroom Dr. Angelo Codevilla, Professor of International Relations, Boston University The Honorable Tom Cotton, U.S. Representative (AR-4) Dr. Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow, The Independent Institute & Author The Honorable Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative (TX-1) Moderator: The Honorable Steve King, U.S. Representative (IA-4) 10:00 Exhibit Hall Opens Exhibit Hall D-E 10:00 Movie Screening: The Gift of Life, Explores the sanctity of life as a moral Chesapeake 4-6 Presented by the American Conservative Union -1- Official CPAC 2013 events appear in BOLD SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AMERICA’S FUTURE: THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATIVES (Subject to Change) New Challenges, Timeless Principles Updated: 3/12/13 10:32 PM issue, starring The Honorable Mike Huckabee, 70 minutes Sponsored by Citizens United. Open to all registered CPAC 2013 attendees. 10:00 “What’s up with Campaign Finance?” Chesapeake C Hosted by DB Capitol Strategies. * Open to all CPAC attendees. 10:00 Book Signing: Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency Exhibit Hall D-E of George W. Bush The Honorable Eric Draper, former Special Assistant to the President and Chief White House Photographer 10:45 Emcee: Katie Thompson, Chairman, South Carolina College Republicans National Harbor 2-3 10:45 The Honorable John Barrasso, U.S. Senator (R-WY) National Harbor 2-3 10:30 Book Signing: Beating Obamacare: Your Handbook for Surviving the New Exhibit Hall D-E Health Care Law by The Honorable Betsy McCaughey 10:30 Tea Party Patriots welcome by Jenny Beth Martin Chesapeake L * Sponsored by Tea Part Patriots. Open to all registered CPAC 2013 attendees. 10:45 “Respecting Families and the Rule of Law: A Lasting Immigration Policy” Potomac Ballroom Dr. Whit Ayres, President, North Star Opinion Research Dan Garza, Executive Director, The LIBRE Initiative Helen Krieble, Founder and President, The Vernon K. Krieble Foundation Jenny Korn, Executive Director, American Action Network The Honorable Raúl Labrador, U.S. Representative (ID-1) Moderator: Helen Aguirre Ferré, Host, “Zona Politica” 11:00 Dick Morris, Author & Political Commentator National Harbor 2-3 11:00 “The Making of America: The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution” Chesapeake L Bill Norton, Master Instructor, National Center for Constitutional Studies Attendees will receive “Making of America” instructional DVD and Seminar Guidebook. * Sponsored by Tea Party Patriots. Open to all registered CPAC 2013 attendees. 11:15 The Honorable Matt Salmon, U.S. Representative (AZ-5) National Harbor 2-3 11:00 “Military Voting: Challenges and Solutions” Chesapeake C Hosted by DB Capitol Strategies. Open to all registered CPAC 2013 attendees. 11:00 The Honorable Mike Lee: “The Relevance of the U.S. Constitution Today” Chesapeake G-H * Sponsored by The Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Open to all registered CPAC 2013 attendees. 11:00 Book Signing: Obama’s Four Horsemen: The Disasters Unleashed by Exhibit Hall D-E Obama’s Reelection by David Harsanyi 11:30 “Business in America” National Harbor 2-3 The Honorable Hector Barreto, Chairman, The Latino Coalition 11:30 Movie Screening: Generation Zero, The debt crisis that Obama and the Left Chesapeake 4-6 ignore at the peril of the nation, directed by Stephen Bannon, 90 minute * Sponsored by Citizens United. Open to all registered CPAC 2013 attendees. 11:30 Book Signing: The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold Story of Exhibit Hall D-E Barack Obama’s Mentor by Paul Kengor Presented by the American Conservative Union -2- Official CPAC 2013 events appear in BOLD SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AMERICA’S FUTURE: THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATIVES (Subject to Change) New Challenges, Timeless Principles Updated: 3/12/13 10:32 PM 11:45 The Honorable Mike Lee, U.S. Senator (R-UT) Potomac Ballroom 11:45 “Small Business: The Economic Engine of America” National Harbor 2-3 Mario Lopez, President, Hispanic Leadership Fund 12:00 “Expanding the Conservative Movement with the Hispanic Community” National Harbor 2-3 Alfonso Aguilar, Executive Director, Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles 12:00 D.C. Movie Premier: District of Corruption, spotlighting the ongoing epic battle National Harbor 5 against government scandal, secrecy and corruption. Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Stephen Bannon, 72 minutes * Sponsored by Judicial Watch. Open to all registered CPAC 2013 attendees. 12:15 Emcee: Patrick Coyle, Jr., Vice President, Young America’s Foundation Potomac Ballroom 12:15 “AAA America: Could a Federal Balanced Budget Amendment Save America Potomac Ballroom From Congress?” The Honorable Andy Harris, M.D., U.S. Representative (MD-1) Derrick Khanna, former Professional Staff Member, Republican Study Committee, U.S. House of Representatives Nick Dranias, Clarence J. and Katherine P. Duncan Chair for Constitutional Government/Director of the Joseph and Dorothy Donnelly Moller Center for Constitutional Government at the Goldwater Institute Lew Uhler, President, National Tax Limitation Committee Moderator: Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform 12:15 The Honorable Jim Sensenbrenner, U.S. Representative (WI-5) National Harbor 2-3 12:30 Iran and the Islamist Threat to America and the West: What is—What Should Be— Our Strategy National Harbor 2-3 The Honorable Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator (R-SC) The Honorable John Hannah, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies The Honorable Buck McKeon, Chairman, House Armed Services Committee The Honorable Otto Reich, Otto Reich Associates, LLC Moderator: Cliff May, President, Foundation for Defense of Democracies 12:30 Book Signing: Spin Masters: How the Media Ignored the Real News and Exhibit Hall D-E Helped Reelect Barack Obama by David Freddoso 1:00 Panel: “Current Trends in Tech: Privacy, Big Data, Memes & Social Media: Chesapeake A-C The Honorable John Sununu, former U.S. Senator Phil Kerpen, President, American Commitment Debbie Rose, Intellectual Property Fellow, Association for Competitive Technology Erik Telford, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Outreach, Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity Moderator: John Sampson, Director, Federal Government Affairs, Microsoft Corporation 1:00 Book Signing: Fast and Furious: Barack Obama’s Bloodiest Scandal and Exhibit Hall D-E Its Shameless Cover-Up by Katie Pavlich 1:15 The Honorable Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator (R-FL) Potomac Ballroom Introduction: Al Cardenas, Chairman, American Conservative Union 1:30 The Honorable Rand Paul, U.S. Senator (R-KY) Potomac Ballroom 1:30 Movie Screening: FrackNation, Journalist Phelim McAleer faces threats, cops Chesapeake 4-6 and bogus lawsuits questioning green extremists for the truth about fracking. Question and answer session to follow, 77 minutes * Sponsored by Citizens United. Open to all registered CPAC 2013 attendees. Presented by the American Conservative Union -3- Official CPAC 2013 events appear in BOLD SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AMERICA’S FUTURE: THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATIVES (Subject to Change) New Challenges, Timeless Principles Updated: 3/12/13 10:32 PM 1:30 Book Signing: Leave Us Alone: Getting the Government’s Hands Off Our Exhibit Hall D-E Money, Our Guns, Our Lives by Grover Norquist * Open to all registered CPAC 2013 attendees. 1:45 “Benghazi and Its Aftermath: U.S. Middle East and Southwest Asia Policy Potomac Ballroom The Honorable Roger Noriega, Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Joel Pollak, Editor-in-Chief, Breitbart.com John Solomon, Editor, Washington Guardian Moderator: The Honorable Ernest Istook, Distinguished Fellow,
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