Value Voters Summit 2013

After a family emergency trip to New York, I rushed back to Washington DC to attend the annual Value Voters Summit from October 11-13, which is hosted by the Family Research Council. I refused to miss out on this opportunity to go to the Value Voters Summit, because I was given a scholarship during the summer. Members of Congress, political commentators, and individuals from various organizations were speakers at the Summit. As soon as I walked into the conference, Senator Ted Cruz energized the conference attendees with his passionate speech on defunding Obamacare, being an advocate for the prolife movement, and courageously standing bold against his opposition in the crowd. The speakers in the Value Voters Summit included: Sen Ted Cruz, Sen Rand Paul, Sen Marc Rubio, Rep Michele Bachmann, Dr Ben Carson, Dr Avela King (niece of Dr Martin Luther King Jr), Mark Levin, and the notorious Glenn Beck. I exhibited a sense of fascination as I sat in the audience listening to all of the conservative speakers in the Value Voters Summit.

I never imagined myself being in the same room with all of these powerful politicians, because I would always watch them on TV. Everyone that attended the conference came from all across America. I met so many people from all ages, who shared the same Christian and Conservative beliefs that I have. I had the opportunity to meet both Governor Huckabee and Senator Rick Santorum. They both gave me advice by reflecting upon their own political career. One day, I strive towards being a speaker one day in the Value Voters Summit. Republicans normally align their values with Christian principles. For once, I was able to be open about my own Christian morals outside of a Catholic church or even my church group. I learned that despite the different Christian denominations between all of us in the conference, we emphasized the importance of holding on to our religious, family, cultural, and political values. In the end, this is an exciting time to be interning in DC. As the government shutdown looms, who knows what will happen on October 17. Will the Republican party continue this government shutdown or will both parties come up with a compromise with President Obama, in order to avoid the US from defaulting with our loans. Stay tuned.

Here is a link to the Value Voters Summit website: valuesvotersummit.org

And lastly here is a link to Senator Cruz shrugging off the hecklers during his speech: http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/10/11/video-ted-cruz-shrugs-hecklers-gets-big-ovation-values-voters-summit


Here is a slideshow of all the pictures that I took throughout the conference: