Laboratories of Democracy 2022: Interview with Senator Ryan Weld (R)
Channel: Aspen Institute Germany
Date: 2022-11-21

As part of Aspen Germany's Laboratories of Democracy Initiative, the 2022 cohort met in New Jersey from September 13 to September 17, 2022. Each year, the project brings together a group of German and U.S. state legislators for two study tours – one to Germany and one to the United States – and virtual meetings. The goal of the project is to promote values-based dialogue and exchange of ideas on common policy challenges at the subnational level. Climate and energy were at the forefront of the 2022 round of exchanges.

We used the opportunity to interview the participating state legislators from the United States and Germany 🇺🇸🇩🇪. Why are they involved in transatlantic relations? Why are they participating in this Aspen program? Why is the topic of climate and energy important to them and their work? What have they learned from this exchange and their visit to New Jersey?

🗣️ Watch the conversation between Senator Ryan Weld (R), Majority Whip of the West Virginia State Senate, and our Executive Director Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner.

To learn more about the program, visit our website: https://www.aspeninstitute.de/events/laboratories-of-democracy-initiative-meeting-of-2022-cohort-in-new-jersey/.

The project is supported by the Transatlantic Program of the Federal Republic of Germany with funds from the European Recovery Program (ERP) of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK).