Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees to Attend the Reagan National Defense Forum

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November 2, 2023

Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees to Attend the Reagan National Defense Forum

“Big 4” Senators Jack Reed, Roger Wicker and Representatives Mike Rogers, Adam Smith to participate in the premier defense gathering.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced that the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, known as the “Big 4,” will all attend this year’s Reagan National Defense Forum (RNDF). The forum is held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on December 1 and 2, 2023. Chairmen Reed, along with Ranking Members Wicker and Smith, will participate in panel discussions on critical national security issues. The tenth forum marks the first time that all four key lawmakers will be together at RNDF. 

RNDF brings together leaders from across the political spectrum and key stakeholders in the defense community, including Members of Congress, current and former Administration officials, senior military leadership, business and industry leaders, technology innovators, and national security policy experts.

Attendance at RNDF is by invitation only. Media who wish to attend must RSVP HERE, and a member of the media relations team will follow up to confirm credentials.

What: The Reagan National Defense Forum

Who: Senator Jack Reed, Chair, Senate Armed Services Committee; U.S. Senate, Rhode Island

          Senator Roger Wicker, Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee; U.S. Senate, Mississippi

          Representative Mike Rogers, Chair, House Armed Services Committee; U.S. House of Representatives, Alabama, 3rd District

          Representative Adam Smith, Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee; U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, 9th District

When:                       Friday – Saturday, December 1 – 2, 2023

Where:                      Ronald Reagan Presidential Library 

                                    40 Presidential Drive

                                    Simi Valley, CA 93065

For more information, visit www.RNDF.org  and follow @ReaganInstitute.

Media Contact: Claude Chafin, chafin@invariantgr.com

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About the Reagan Foundation and Institute:

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is the nonprofit organization created by President Reagan himself and specifically charged by him with continuing his legacy and sharing his principles - individual liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy and national pride. The Foundation is a non-partisan organization which sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA, the Reagan Center for Public Affairs, the Presidential Learning Center, The Air Force One Pavilion and the award-winning Discovery Center, as well as the Reagan Institute, which carries out the Foundation’s work in Washington, D.C. The Reagan Library houses over 55 million pages of Gubernatorial, Presidential and personal papers and over 60,000 gifts and artifacts chronicling the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. It also serves as the final resting place of America’s 40th President and his First Lady. www.reaganfoundation.org