The Annual PALCUS Congressional Reception was held on Wednesday, October 25 in the John D. Dingell Room, Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill. It was attended by several members of the Portuguese-American Caucus in the House of Representatives and of the Friends of Portugal in the Senate, PALCUS directors, PALCUS members and key influencers. 

 

Attendees included: H.E. Domingos Fezas Vital, Ambassador of Portugal, Senators Jack Reed* (D, RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D, RI), Congressmen Jim Costa* (D, CA-16) and David Valadão* (CA-21), Congressmen David Cicilline* (D, RI-1) and Jim Langevin* (D, RI-2), Congressman Leonard Lance (R, NJ-7) and Congressmen Joe Kennedy III (D, MA-4) and Bill Keating (D,MA-9), among others. (*Indicates Caucus Co-chairs)

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The reception was also attended by PALCUS Directors, Katherine Soares (Vice-Chair, NY), Marie Fraley (Secretary and Managing Director, RI), Fernando Rosa (Past-Chair, CT), Anabela DaCruz-Melo (NJ), Manuel Geraldo (Asst. Treasurer, MD), Cynthia Marques Russo (NJ) and Manuel Geraldo II (DC).

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On the following day, October 26th, PALCUS directors met with caucus co-chairs to inform members about the results of the 2017 PALCUS Index National Survey, i.e. changing demographics in high population Portuguese-American districts, social and civic issues of greatest concern to respondents as well as upcoming PALCUS initiatives and events.

 

Thank you to our sponsors Anchor Construction, Potomac Concrete, Virginia Contractors Supply Inc., Ft. Myers Construction, Ferguson Waterworks, LUNAER Media and Signature Printing for their support.

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For the full report of the Congressional Reception and Meetings CLICK HERE.     

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