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ANRP 25th Anniversary

Kotula ReceptionHowdy! My name is Chris Kotula and I am currently interning for Congressman John Carter on Capitol Hill.

I recently had the opportunity to attend the ANRP 25th anniversary reception being held in the Capitol. The event was a time for Aggies from all over the Washington, D.C. area to come together and celebrate the achievements of the ANRP program. It truly was a once in a lifetime experience, showing me in person how extensive the Aggie network is even so far away from home. The doors that the network opens up is truly amazing, I got to meet congressional staffers, lobbyists, a United States Colonel, and a handful of congressman all of which were alum of Texas A&M. Regardless of their occupation or years outside of the university everyone was incredibly nice and showed their Aggie spirit and willingness to help me out in any way I felt necessary. I ended up going home with a pocketful of business cards and new connections from all over the D.C. area.

Chris Kotula

Office of Congressman John Carter

Washington, D.C. – Summer 2015

Once in a lifetime

Today Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu came to speak in front of a joint session in Congress. While it may have been of some controversy, Congressman Vela agreed to attend and with that, a guest ticket was allocated to him. Never did I think he would offer ME his guest ticket, but he did, and I was on my way to hear Prime Minister Netanyahu address Congress. The room gave a warm welcome to Netanyahu as he made his way down the center of the aisle, shaking hands of Congressmen. This man that newspapers and media have been debating about for weeks was finally here, and I was in his presence. My seat was behind the Speaker’s Chair and to the right in the gallery, so throughout the speech I only had the visual of the room’s responses to Netanyahu. His speech proved to be strong and powerful, with the whole House standing up cheering him on more times than I can count throughout the hour. He gave a great speech and I enjoyed every minute of it. Regardless of your stance on the Prime Minister’s visit, he is a powerful and important man. I am so grateful to the Congressman for allowing me a ticket to see this once in a lifetime speech.

Krystyn Krafka

Congressman Filemon Vela

Washington, D.C. – Spring 2015