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Dreier Roundtable at
Claremont McKenna College

Hon. David Dreier ’75

Former Congressman David Dreier ’75 shares his excitement launching the Dreier Roundtable at Claremont McKenna College, his alma mater. The Dreier Roundtable is an integral part of fulfilling CMC’s unique role as a leading institution for leadership in business and government.

Meet the Fellows

The Dreier Roundtable is proud to present the DRt fellows here for the upcoming academic year of 2025.

Group photo of the inagural student fellows of the DRT

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Dreier Roundtable Civility Award

KNBC-TV political reporter Conan Nolan interviews former Congressman David Dreier ’75 and Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D-CO) at CMC during the 2024 Dreier RoundTable Civility Award ceremony.

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GAO Temporarily Goes Dark

by jpitney | Nov 7, 2025 | Congress, Presidency, Separation of Powers

Don Wolfesnberger: The current shutdown only exacerbates the imbalance of powers between the branches as the Office of Management and Budget implements its “unitary executive” plans to shift increasing powers and functions from Congress to the president. Not only will...

Dreier on Cheney

by jpitney | Nov 6, 2025 | Congress, Dreier, House of Representatives

John Gizzi at Newsmax: So what would have happened had Tower been confirmed or Bush found another nominee to replace him? "That's a really good question," former Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif., said. "Dick told me that he made a conscious decision that he wanted...

Congressional News Deserts

by jpitney | Nov 5, 2025 | Congress, House of Representatives, Journalism, Journalists

Bloomberg's Steve Dennis: Capitol news desert: ~Half the states have nobody in the press corps watching their state delegations and asking tough questions in the hallway. It would take ~$10M/year to hire 50 top reporters, one for each state, plus editors, etc., and...