After a brief break from talking trade, Paul and Josh's favorite subject is back. Our guest this week is Stephen Pavlick, former Deputy Assistant Secretary Legislative Affairs at the Treasury Department and current Washington Policy Analyst for Renaissance Macro. We discuss tariffs, NAFTA and the new USMCA, and Trade War strategies.
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).
This week we're joined by PRG co-head Scott Segal to discuss climate change and how it is likely to impact Midterm voting.
Our guest this week is Alex Roarty, Political Reporter at McClatchy DC and co-host of the podcast Beyond the Bubble (@dcbubblepod).
We're 25 days away from Midterms and there's a lot to cover! If you'd like to be on the invite list for PRG's award-winning Post Election Webinar and other deliverables, shoot us an email with your information at thelobbyshop@policyres.com.
Back from a brief hiatus, Josh, Liam, and Paul are ready to dive into the newly released United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), or NAFTA 2.0.
With Paul out of town this week, Josh and Liam catch up on what's happening in Washington this month. From shutdown threats and budget proposals to Trade Wars and elections, a lot is going on here in DC.
In a special edition episode of The Lobby Shop, PRG Co-Head Scott Segal takes the reigns with an interview of President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Energy Institute, Karen Harbert, and our Bracewell colleague and former Assistant Administrator of the EPA for Air and Radiation, Jeff Holmstead. The trio discuss the EPA's proposed Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, how it compares to the Clean Power Plan, and more.
Today's episode features a chat with Haley Byrd, Congressional Reporter for the Weekly Standard. Haley lends her expertise on the workings and habits of Congress to our discussion of the latest NAFTA and Trade War news.
A lot has happened this week in Washington and New York regarding the ins and outs of campaign finance law and international lobbying disclosure. Lucky for you, our co-hosts have a depth of experience with these processes and are here to provide some context into how these rules work, what it actually takes to violate them, and what this week's news means going forward.
This week, our hosts dive deep into this week's August election results and what they tell us about the political climate for November's Midterms.
Our guest this week is lobbyist John Lee, whose focus leading into the August recess was largely turned to government funding and appropriations. We talk with John about those processes, how they work, how well they've been working, and much more.
We're joined this week by Scott Lincicome, trade attorney and adjunct professor at The Cato Institute and Duke Law. We cover Scott's viral t-shirt design, the latest in retaliatory tariff news, and many other updates in the global Trade War.
This week we are joined in the Lobby Shop by Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball out of the UVA Center for Politics. Josh, Liam, and Kyle talk Midterms, key swing states, the current political climate's impact on voting in 2018, and more.
After two weeks off, Josh, Paul, and Liam discuss the on-air discovery of Justice Kennedy's retirement from SCOTUS in episode 55 and what has happened in the time since. We also dive into the way the President talks about tariff news to a lay-person audience vs. how that message is interpreted by the industries impacted by tariffs. Our special guests this week are Scott Segal and Anna Burhop, PRG team members who have worked with and for the new Acting Administrator of the EPA, Andrew Wheeler.
Josh, Liam, and Paul discuss the results of several midterm primary elections, including the shocking win of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York's 14th District Democratic primary over a long term incumbent. Other major topics include: Harley-Davidson and steel tariffs, the Supreme Court, the Red Hen incident, and civility in America. Our featured guest is Alan Morrison, head attorney for the lawsuit filed Wednesday morning disputing the constitutionality of the Section 232 steel tariffs.
We're debuting a new format to The Lobby Shop this week, now featuring your three regular co-hosts Josh Zive, Liam Donovan, and Paul Nathanson. We'll cover the latest DC news from three angles: diving into legislation and policy, understanding their context and politics, and the success/failure of the involved parties' communications tactics. Our featured guest interview this week is with PRG's latest and greatest intern, Taryn Taylor Brown.
Josh and Liam reunite in The Lobby Shop for a look at what Liam has been up to for the last few weeks. We cover the cancellation of Congress's August recess by Senate Majority Leader McConnell, the outlook of the Midterm elections, DC's Capitals in the Stanley Cup Final, and more.
Josh is joined in The Lobby Shop by Caitlin Andrews and John Lee, whose hard work on behalf of childhood cancer groups resulted in the passage of the STAR Act, legislation that will advance pediatric cancer research. We explore how lobbying and strategic communications helped the STAR Act across the finish line.
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Josh and Paul sit down for a pre-holiday discussion of several critical policy issues, like the new Section 232 investigation on the auto industry proposed by the President, the accusations facing the FBI, and the efficacy of the Weight Watchers SmartPoints System.
It's the 50th episode of The Lobby Shop! We're giving you a crash course on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to impress your friends and colleagues when conversation turns to politics. Tune in for all the buzzwords you need to wow with background, current developments, and projections on the President's controversial interest in renegotiating and/or withdrawing from NAFTA.