Becker’s Federal Lobbying Team was honored to host Lex Fellows in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office this week. Managing Director Omar Franco and Senior Government Relations Consultant Clarence Williams spoke to Lex Fellows about their role as lobbyists and reviewed a case study together on the Federal RFP process. The […]
The House The House will continue working on H.R. 2740 encompassing the appropriations bills for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State and Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development. The House is also planning to take up a separate minibus package H.R. 3055 covering the Interior Department, EPA, […]
The House The House returns this week with a focus on oversight and appropriations. On Monday afternoon, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing titled “Lessons from the Mueller Report: Presidential Obstruction and Other Crimes” featuring John Dean, former White House Counsel to Richard Nixon, and other prosecutors. […]
The House The House returns for a short week starting Monday and ending Wednesday as lawmakers begin their push to pass important legislation before the August recess. The first order of business in the House will be passing HR 2157, the long awaited disaster aid bill that will provide […]
Consumers First Act On Wednesday, the House passed HR 1500, the Consumers First Act, by a 231-191 vote strictly along party lines. The bill is House Democrats most significant effort to date aimed at reversing or mitigating the impact of the substantial changes made by the Trump Administration to […]