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August 21, 2017

Pence economist Mark Calabria at NAFCU Caucus

Mark Calabria, chief economist for Vice President Mike Pence, will provide an insider view of President Donald Trump's economic agenda during a luncheon session during NAFCU's Congressional Caucus Sept. 11.

His presentation, closed to the press, will include a Q&A session for credit union attendees.

NAFCU's Congressional Caucus, the association's lobbying event of the year, is Sept. 10-13 in Washington. The event provides an opportunity for credit union attendees to hear directly from lawmakers, members of the administration and regulators on those issues most important to the industry. In all, this year's Caucus slate already boasts more than two dozen speakers from the administration, Congress and regulatory departments and agencies.

NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger met with Calabria in March to discuss credit union concerns and the need for industry-wide regulatory relief. He has also received a copy of NAFCU's core principles for housing finance reform.

Speakers at NAFCU's Congressional Caucus next month include:
  • Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon;
  • NCUA Board Member Rick Metsger;
  • House Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry, R-N.C.;
  • House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas;
  • House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif.;
  • House Financial Services Committee Majority Whip French Hill, R-Ark.;
  • Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Chairman Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.;
  • Senate Banking Subcommittee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C.;
  • House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters, D-Calif.;
  • House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y.;
  • House Financial Services Subcommittee Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo.;
  • House Financial Services Subcommittee Chairman Andy Barr, R-Ky.;
  • House Financial Services Subcommittee Chairman Steve Pearce, R-N.M.;
  • House Financial Services Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga, R-Mich.,
  • House Financial Services Subcommittee Ranking Member Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.;
  • House Financial Services Subcommittee Ranking Member Lacy Clay, D-Mo.;
  • House Financial Services Subcommittee Ranking Member Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo.;
  • Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.;
  • Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.;
  • Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.;
  • Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.;
  • Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla.;
  • Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn.;
  • Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio.; and
  • Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C.
Registration is open to members and nonmembers; follow the hashtag #NAFCUCaucus on Twitter for the latest information.