Deputy congressional editor Robert O'Shaughnessy shares what it was like at The Conference, a full-day event that brought together key stakeholders in the public and private sector to focus on the new power players in Washington. This story was featured in The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week.

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