Word on the Hill: Golf Day on Capitol Hill

By Alex Gangitano

Posted April 26, 2017 at 5:00am

It’s National Golf Day, which means golf industry leaders and PGA Tour winner Billy Hurley III will be on Capitol Hill.

A coalition of golf’s leading organizations, known as WE ARE GOLF, is scheduled to meet with members of Congress to discuss the sports economy and impact.

To mark the 10th annual celebration, WE ARE GOLF has partnered with Topgolf to offer free golf lessons today at all of its 27 venues across the country.

Emergency drill expected in northeast and southeast D.C.

A full-scale exercise is scheduled for today to prepare for the possibility of a complex coordinated terror attack, according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. A mock emergency event involving actors will take place at six sites in the National Capital Region, including neighborhoods in the northeast and southeast quadrants of D.C.

More information has not been disclosed, such as exact location and time but it will be after 8:30 a.m. because there is a media availability beforehand about the exercise.

Free pretzels in Rayburn

Today is The Pretzel Bakery’s second annual National Pretzel Day reception. Staffers get a free pretzel from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2167. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., and D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen are scheduled to attend. The Pretzel Bakery is located at 257 15th St. SE. RSVP to alan@thepretzelbakery.com.

It’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Turn in all unused prescription mediation, including expired drugs, for safe disposal to Hart Senate Office Building’s atrium from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. today. Hart is a federal take back day collection site.

Also happening today …

National Funeral Directors Association Advocacy Summit welcome reception, 6 to 8 p.m., U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. RSVP here.

U.S. Pet Food Institute reception, 5 to 7 p.m., Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC-201/200. RSVP to Tiffany@petfoodinstitute.org.

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, or CAST, Board of Directors Meet & Greet, 5:30 to 7 p.m., American Farm Bureau Federation, 600 Maryland Ave. SW, Ste 1000 W. RSVP here.

Close Up Foundation: 2017 Congressional Reception, 6 to 8 p.m., Russell 325. RSVP here.

Have you seen our list of White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner parties? Check it out.

Staffer shuffle

Yousef Bashir, formerly a foreign affairs intern for Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., is a legislative fellow for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Read our earlier story about Bashir.

Kyle Buckles has been named communications director for Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. He takes over for Stefanie Wheeler, who departs on Friday to return to New York and the world of media booking and consulting.

Drew Cole is joining Roberti Global, a bipartisan government affairs and public policy firm, as a partner. He was previously a lobbyist with Quinn Gillespie.