Democratic congressional staffers aren’t flocking to K Street in the numbers expected after the midterms. Lobbying shops, law firms and government relations practices are recruiting former chiefs of staff and senior aides to Democratic lawmakers, but for most staffers the market has not lived up to expectations. Senior Government Relations […]
Becker’s Spotlight offers a weekly in-depth analysis of an issue driving the discussion in Washington. This week, the conference committee tasked with negotiating a border security measure and averting another shutdown met for the first time.
The newly minted 116th Congress boasts growing diversity amongst its ranks. Government relations groups have begun following suit with an uptick in their own numbers of minority members on Capitol Hill. Members of Becker’s longstanding diverse Federal Lobbying Team, Omar Franco and Bert Gomez –Latinos themselves, believe this emerging trend […]
Becker’s Spotlight offers a weekly in-depth analysis of an issue driving the discussion in Washington. This week’s edition highlights the Senate’s passing of the First Step Act, a criminal justice reform package that will change criminal sentencing guidelines and increase job training opportunities for prisoners. Click here to read. […]
Clarence Williams, Senior Government Relations Consultant in Becker’s Washington, DC office, participated in the annual Federal Public Private Partnership Conference as an expert on Opportunity Zones. Clarence discussed how local communities can take advantage of the new Opportunity Zones program and how they can build a vision that can transform […]
