After our visit with Senator Whitehouse, we were able to visit the U.S. Senate Gallery for a quick look at the Senate Chamber. (Below, John, Dominik, Rebecca, and Charlton show off their Senate Gallery passes.)
Back on our own Hill -- Mount St. Albans -- this afternoon the students have continued to work on the group advocacy project: currently they are drafting press releases in support of the mock bills they have drafted on various issues (such as energy reform and social security reform). This afternoon SPS also hosted a speaker, Counselor Xu Xueyan, Political Counselor and Chief of the Political Section at the Chinese Embassy, who spoke about the Chinese analog to the classic "American Dream" -- the Chinese Dream.
SPS will end the day tonight with a showing of the film "Lone Survivor." A movie is always a welcome addition to the schedule, of course, but this particular film is relevant to one of the case studies SPS '14 discussed earlier in the program concerning the dilemma faced by a SEAL Team in Afghanistan in navigating the Rules of Engagement while trying to fulfill their mission.
