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The Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization.
We have been the nation’s leading provider of congressional education for more than 60 years.
The Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization.
We have been the nation’s leading provider of congressional education for more than 60 years.
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