Welcome to the Dreier Roundtable

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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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Brendan Boyle on Civility and Bipartisanship

by jpitney | Dec 22, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives

Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) was one of the winners of the 2024 Newsweek-Stubblefield Institute Civility Awards. He recently spoke to Larry Platt of the Philadelphia Citizen It’s funny in politics, right? [Laughs] You are used to getting called too young and then...

Covering Legislative Procedure

by jpitney | Dec 21, 2024 | Congress, Journalism, Journalists, Regulation, State Government

Nik Usher at Nieman Lab: Most people find talk of clotures, filibusters, committee votes, bill reconciliation, the legislative calendar, and beyond absolutely boring. If civic-affairs news is the broccoli of American journalism, then coverage of legislative procedure...

Fiscal Mess

by jpitney | Dec 20, 2024 | Budget, Congress, Debt, Economic Policy

Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Since 1976 there have been 21 government shutdowns, the longest lasting 34 days, from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019. The second longest was 21 days in December 1995 (“the Gingrich that stole Christmas”). And the third longest was 16...