| Have you purchased your tickets yet for the 67th Annual ADA Awards Banquet? We hope to see you next Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at the Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill. Meet the 2014 ADA honorees:  Senator Bernie Sanders - Frances Perkins Award for Public Service Award
ADA is proud to honor a man who has devoted his Congressional career to issues that affect working families, the middle class, the elderly, children and the poor. We are very pleased to announce Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont as our 2014 keynote speaker and honoree.
 Senator Tammy Baldwin - Bayard Rustin Citizen of Change Award
A champion of middle class economic security, Senator Tammy Baldwin helped craft the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and has been a strong advocate for tax fairness, Wall Street regulation, student loan reform and other key issues. Senator Baldwin is Wisconsin’s first woman to serve in Congress and is the first openly gay member elected to the Senate.
 Max Richtman, J.D. - Winn Newman Award
A former staff director of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and 16-year veteran of Capitol Hill, Max Richtman is President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM), one of the nation’s most influential senior advocacy and education membership organizations. ADA is thrilled to honor Mr. Richtman for his commitment to protecting the rights of seniors.
Can’t attend? Consider making a special $25 contribution to go towards sponsoring a student to attend ADA’s banquet and membership convention. Purchase your ticket's for ADA's Awards Banquet here.
ADA Membership Convention Agenda Since 1947, ADA has held membership conventions to connect with members from across the country and work with them to determine ADA policy. Register for the convention here. ADA Convention Agenda: Thursday, June 5, 2014: Activist Training and Lobby Day
Join us for our free ADA activist training and lobby day on Capitol Hill. 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Hill Lobby Training and Assignments
10:45 AM – 4:00 PM: Hill Visits by ADA activists on core issues Friday, June 6, 2014: Convention Registration and Expert Panels
Hear from elected officials and issue experts during our series of enlightening panels, including Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) as our lunch keynote speaker. Panel Schedule: Mending the Safety Net: 9:30 AM Dan Adcock, Director of Government Relations and Policy, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM) Tim Thomas , Co-chair ADA Social and Domestic Commission Global Engagement Without War: 11:15 am William Markus, Co-Chair ADA Foreign and Military Commission Lunch Keynote with Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD): 12:45pm Protecting and Securing Progress on Women’s Rights: 2:00 pm Rich Means, Co-Chair ADA Politics and Government Commission Building Economic and Political Power through Organizing: 3:45pm Ezra Temko, ADA Delaware Field Organizer Christine Cegelis, Co-Chair ADA Economic, Energy and Environmental Commission Saturday, June 7, 2015: State Lobby Training and Commission Groups
Delegates participate in one of four policy action Commissions. Commission members will work to craft ADA’s priorities on key liberal issues.
Sunday, June 8, 2014: Ideas to Action
Each policy action commission will report on its issue priorities, and together convention delegates will learn how to turn ideas into action. Purchase your tickets to ADA’s membership convention here! | 
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