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The American Hotel & Lodging Association, the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, announces that Senators Mark Begich (D-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have been named the association's 2014 Champions of the Industry.

The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) will dispense more than $545,000 to hospitality management students and lodging employees for the 2014 academic year through a wide array of scholarship programs.

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Ed Walter, president and CEO of Host Hotels & Resorts and a member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), will testify this morning before the Senate Banking Committee on the need to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIA).

More than a dozen members of the Main Street Patent Coalition (MSPC) participated in a patent reform discussion at the White House today including representatives from the restaurant, retail, credit union, and realtor industries across the country.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) has named the 2014 board of directors.

Carlson and the Carlson Family Foundation donated $25,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF), giving a great kickoff to the 2014 Annual Giving Campaign. This is Carlson's fifth consecutive year donating at the highest level.