House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to speak at Rice Nov. 10

David Ruth
713-348-6327
druth@rice.edu

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) will present a speech on “Economic Growth and the American Dream” to Rice University students, faculty, staff and invited guests at 11 a.m. Nov. 10. His talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session in Doré Commons at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Following the Doré Commons event, there will be a media availability adjacent to the commons in the Baker Institute’s Kelly International Conference Facility room.

Who:   House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

What: Majority Leader Cantor speech and Q&A with introductory remarks from Rice University President David Leebron. Media availability.

When: Speech at 11 a.m.; media availability at 11:50 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10.

Where: Doré Commons, Baker Hall, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston. The forum will also be webcast at http://bakerinstitute.org/events/a-discussion-with-the-honorable-eric-cantor. Media availability in Kelly International Conference Facility room.

News media who want to attend the event must RSVP to David Ruth, director of national media relations at Rice, at druth@rice.edu or 713-348-6327. A media check-in table will be located in the foyer, where credentials will be issued to individuals with a valid ID or other documentation of their media outlet.

Representing Virginia’s 7th District, Cantor has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2001. After the 2010 midterm elections, Cantor was elected by his colleagues in the House to serve as the majority leader for the 112th Congress.

In Congress, Cantor has earned a reputation as a strategic thinker and ideas-driven conservative. The Weekly Standard featured him as an emerging leader of “Young Guns of the House GOP.” Congressional Quarterly has described him as “the GOP’s communicator, rainmaker and consensus builder.”

A former small businessman, Cantor has emerged as a leading voice on the economy and job creation. His commentary is often featured in publications focusing on a wide range of issues, including economic matters, health care, foreign policy and defense. He serves as chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare.

The event is hosted by Rice University’s Office of Public Affairs and the Baker Institute and open to Rice students, faculty, staff and invited guests.

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Related Materials:

Cantor congressional bio: http://cantor.house.gov/about-eric.