The Lobby Shop is back from a quick Thanksgiving break with the federal budget and immigration at the forefront of DC news. We welcome Todd Schulte, President of FWD.us, to the show to discuss the politics and history of immigration reform in the U.S. and what the future of the issue looks like for a post-Midterms America.
After last week's Nevada Blue Wave vs. Whole Foods Wave (ding!) feud between Josh and Liam, it was time to bring in a real Nevada politics expert: Jon Ralston, founder and editor of The Nevada Independent. #WeMatter
Our hosts debrief on the Midterm election and what the results mean for the next two years of politics in Washington.
For a deep dive into industry-specific policy assessments of Midterm results, check out our episode published Wednesday that features the full audio of the PRG team's morning-after analysis webinar.
On the morning of November 7, the PRG team hosted the fourth installment of its award-winning post-election analysis series. Here is an enhanced version of the full audio, featuring the following topics and speakers:
- An overview of the results by PRG Co-Heads Scott Segal and Dee Martin
- An interview with Brian Wolff, Executive Vice President of Policy and External Affairs at EEI and former Senior Strategist to then-Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi
- An environment and energy discussion with PRG Principal Anna Burhop and PRG Senior Counsel Christine Wyman
- An infrastructure and tax discussion with PRG Principals Anna Burhop and Liam Donovan
- A trade and product safety discussion with PRG Partners Paul Nathanson and Josh Zive and PRG Principal John Lee
- A Congressional oversight and investigations discussion with PRG Co-Head Dee Martin and PRG Partner Josh Zive
Our guest this week is Sean Trende, Senior Elections Analyst at Real Clear Politics, and today it's all Midterms all the time (plus a bit of Halloween candy rankings and college basketball discussions).