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The New Congress 2013
Understanding The 113th Congress
Held in January and February of every odd-numbered year, our experienced faculty provide an overview of the new Congress and explore how major issues are likely to fare in the first session of the new Congress.
TheCapitol.Net also hosts an informative update course between the two sessions of each Congress, held in January of even-numbered years.
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The leadership competencies for this course include:
External Awareness
Financial Management
Political Savvy
Also see
Update on the 112th Congress, 2012
The President's Budget
The Defense Budget

Bring this course to your site.

This course and any combination of its topics are available as custom on-site training for your organization. We can tailor this program for agencies, military, businesses, and NGOs. For more information about how this training can help your members and staff, please contact our client liaison.

This is an elective course for the Certificate in Congressional Operations.

Space is limited.

Course Details

Agenda

The New Congress 2013
9:00 am to 4:00 pm (networking lunch at approximately 12 noon)
	What Happened, Why and What Does It Mean for the Political Landscape? Brief review of the results of the congressional races, the underlying electoral trends, and the political landscape of the U.S. Consider the level of partisanship in the electorate, in Congress, state legislatures and governorships. Interpret what the election means for the political parties and for 2013.
	The New Lineup in the 113th Congress Examine the changes in membership and formal and informal leadership in the new Congress Analyze the "numbers game" in the House and Senate Analyze committee-by-committee the departure of members holding senior committee and subcommittee positions as well as the entry of new members holding new agendas Examine if and how these people changes will alter the policy-making process in committees and subcommittees
	Changing Priorities: Issues to Watch in 2013 The Unfinished Agenda: Issues from the 112th to be continued in the 113th
	Is the Budget Process "Broken?" The politics of deficits Why the budget process no longer works Prospects for the economy, tax cuts, and more

This is a preliminary agenda: topics may differ slightly.

For a printable course description, agenda with dates, and registration form, click here. PDF

This course is also available as a custom program.

Do you need a training course we don't offer or coverage of an additional topic in this course?

If you have suggestions for courses or topics you would like to see us offer, please contact us or complete our online suggestion form.

Suggested Prerequisites

This course is designed for anyone who must work with the new Congress.

If you need help deciding which courses you should take based on your work experience or training, please contact us via email or phone: 703-739-3790.

Time and Dates

9:00 am to 4:00 pm

January 29, 2013
February 12, 2013

Location

January 29, 2013: Location in Washington, DC, will be announced before course.

Our courses are held at these Washington, DC, locations.

Course Materials

Course materials include the then-available Congressional Directory.

Certificate of Training
and
CEUs

A Certificate of Training is available for this course. To get a Certificate of Training, your registration fee must be paid in full, and you must attend the entire course.

This is an elective course for the Certificate in Congressional Operations.

This course is approved for .6 CEUs from George Mason University.

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For this course, cancellations and transfers must be submitted in writing to us. Substitutions must be submitted in writing - include substitute's name, phone and email. Our transfer and cancellation fees are outlined below.

Transfer and Cancellation Fee
Time Before Course	Substitutions Allowed	Transfer Fee	Cancellation Fee
More than 4 weeks	No charge	No charge	No charge
15 days to 4 weeks	No charge	10% of tuition	25% of tuition
4 days to 2 weeks	No charge	20% of tuition	50% of tuition
1 to 3 days	No charge	30% of tuition	75% of tuition
day of program (no refunds to no-shows)	No charge	No refund	No refund

No refunds for no shows. We reserve the right to change this fee and time period.

TCN reserves the right to cancel any course in the event of insufficient registrations.

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$595

Payment methods we accept include checks, EFT/ACH, and Intuit Payment Network (IPN).

For a printable course description, agenda with dates, and registration form, click here. PDF

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Available as custom, on-site training?

Yes. This program can be tailored for on-site agency, association and corporate training. Please call 703-739-3790 for information.

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January 29, 2013
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$595

Approved for .6 CEUs from George Mason University.

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