Federal Lobbying

The Becker Federal Government Relations team includes Washington, D.C. and state capitol insiders, senior Capitol Hill veterans, former high-level administration officials and agency experts, and former in-house corporate lobbyists. At its core, the team is diverse and bipartisan, which enables team members to work successfully on both sides of the aisle. Our clients include a wide array of public and private sector entities, including local and international governments as well as major corporations.

We work with our clients to develop and implement advocacy strategies that may include assessing legislation, assisting in passing or defeating such legislation or other proposed actions, arranging meetings with Members of Congress and their staff as well as with key federal agency officials to advocate for our clients’ goals and objectives, and leveraging federal funding.

Political Analysis

The Becker Federal Government Relations team understand the importance of being able to proactively act upon Election Day results as new Members of Congress and the new presidential Administration are sworn.

Becker’s bipartisan and bicameral set of professional relationships is key to securing policy and federal funding successes, regardless of which political party is in the majority. Becker also understands the importance of working with smaller coalitions of influence within both parties to help clients engage with new policy champions.

Congressional and Federal Agency Relationships and Strategic Coalition Development

The Becker Federal Government Relations team includes professionals that are politically balanced in their professional experience and relationships to ensure client success regardless of the specific outcomes of elections. The Becker team knows individual Members of Congress personally, but they also know the staff and understand the dynamics of the specific constituencies that are being represented. Team members all possess a strong background in the process of writing and the passage of legislation, as well as forming strategic coalitions of outside stakeholders to champion client’s perspectives for ultimate client legislative success.

In addition to the multiple avenues for federal funding, there many areas of the Executive Branch’s Cabinet Level Departments as well as its Independent Agencies and Government Corporations that have a tremendous amount of jurisdiction and impacts on regulations that affect clients. The Becker team has a strong degree of experience in assisting clients navigate these complicated regulatory frameworks which are vital for long term success.

Federal Funding Consulting

Our team regularly works with domestic and international companies with a U.S. presence to establish partnerships with the federal government for their benefit and for the benefit of their customers. We identify opportunities to shape federal programs to increase funding for our clients’ solutions, to help their customers to access existing and emerging funding streams and help establish relationships with federal agencies to leverage federal funding for US-based manufacturing infrastructure.  We are not only lobbyists, but also key partners to whom you will be able to attribute significant revenue generation.

Legislative Advocacy

During situations of divided U.S. government in the legislative branch there are sometimes only a few opportunities to secure funding or advancing legislation. The Becker Federal Government Relations team has both experience and relationships on Capitol Hill necessary to identify and take advantage of the opportunities for client’s issues as “must pass” legislation arise.

Tax/Trade/International Financial Services

International and domestic tax and trade policy will be on the front burner of the upcoming legislative agenda. The Becker Federal Government Relations team has in-depth policy experience and access to real time political intelligence for clients to allow them to be on the front lines on how to use reforms most effectively in U.S. tax and trade policy to their benefit. The Becker team also has a significant deal of experience in providing clients complementarily strategies such as how to best use foreign direct investment and reshoring incentives especially when international clients need to consider local regulations, compliance requirements, labor laws and environmental regulations to make significant business decisions that will directly impact their bottom line.

Navigating the Defense Mind Field

There are hundreds of thousands of companies, academic institutions, and independent researchers competing within the U.S. defense industrial base for contracts and research dollars funded by Congress to the tune of nearly $1 trillion. The key to successfully navigating this behemoth is understanding the complexities of the federal budget cycle and having relationships with the key players in both the appropriations and authorizations sides of Congress.

The Becker team boasts Consultants with deep experience in the Defense arena, having served in senior positions before Congressional Armed Services committees as well as successfully guiding corporate giants such as Palantir Technologies and academic institutions such as the University of Miami, as well as startups and independent researchers. Defense executives spend considerable time and energy determining with whom they must communicate amid a government audience that frequently changes positions and does not routinely publish useful contact information directories. Communications in the executive branch and Congress are governed by rules and norms, each requiring varying degrees of sophistication and a robust level of acumen to remain compliant and competitive. The Becker Team has that acumen and will help your entity bring a significant return on investment.

US-Based Non-Governmental Organizations

Ensuring clients ultimate success includes the engagement of independent validators to allow outside voices to echo clients’ perspectives. Entities could include but are not limited to: industry trade associations, NGOs, public policy think tanks as well as potential engagement with the international diplomatic corps in Washington D.C. on Embassy Row.

Notable Client Accomplishments

• Secured over $99 million in collective FY24 federal earmark funding for several Becker clients pursuing local projects in transportation, storm and wastewater management, and police operations.
• Secured the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Grant for the City of Miami, the City of Jacksonville, and Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). For each project, we worked closely with Mohsin Syed the Chief of Staff for the Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg. The City of Miami received $60,353,730 for the Underdeck to transform the barrier of the original highway by integrating a 33-acre public open space and mile-long trail system below I-395. The Becker team secured this historic win for the City by working with Senator Marco Rubio. The City of Jacksonville received $147,089,058 for the Emerald Trail, which will reconnect disadvantaged communities divided by Interstate 95 (I-95) and mitigate adverse environmental and socioeconomic impacts caused by this burdening highway. Broward MPO received $1,500,000 for Connect FTL to improve five highway-rail grade crossings of roadways with the Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) by tunneling under the railroad to improve pedestrian and cycling connections between the majority-Black west side of Fort Lauderdale, and the wealthier east side.
• For the Virginia Port Authority (VPA), the team has secured a total of $107.1 million in funding through various grants (New Start, Port Infrastructure Development grant, Federal Highways grant) in our first year of representation. VPA is an excellent example of a politically creative strategy using a regional approach and economic data to demonstrate the multi-state economic impact of the Port’s expansion. We leveraged the teams’ collective contacts and expertise in economic development to illustrate job creation and retention. In 2024, the team also helped secure $380 million through EPA’s Clean Ports Program for the deployment of zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure.
• For the City of Alexandria, the Becker team assisted in securing nearly $24 million in funding for the Low-No Grant Program as part of DASH’s transition to a 100% zero- emissions fleet. We also secured $1,000,000 for the City to establish the Smart Mobility Lab (SML) and invest in initial research and technology development where gaps exist to attract and leverage industry engagement. Some smart mobility technologies that may be deployed in the SML include: a data exchange system for integrating data from various systems deployed in the SML while providing security and appropriate access for research and development opportunities; smart intersection solutions that identify conflicts and improve vulnerable road users’ safety; adaptive lighting on roadways that adjust with changing weather conditions and traffic; implementation of customizable features (like real-time red light patterns changes) to accommodate traffic flow; and the analysis and creation of mobility hubs to connect multiple modes of transportation and make commuting easier.
• In our first year representing the City of Virginia Beach, we helped secure approximately $100 million in Congressional earmark and federal grant funding. The Becker team was also instrumental in assisting the City in negotiating solutions for issues with Federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense. In FY23, we provided political and strategic guidance to help the City with infrastructure improvements.
• For Broward’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Becker’s Federal Lobbying team secured over $15 million in federal funding to upgrade safety at rail crossings on the busy Florida East Coast Railway line throughout Broward County. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant was awarded to the MPO as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help reduce train-vehicle collisions and blocked rail crossings across the country.
• Secured a $13 million US Department of Transportation (USDOT) TIGER Grant for transportation infrastructure for Collier County. The highly competitive grant was won on a re-application following a high-level debrief with USDOT and outreach from the entire delegation, including then-House Transportation Appropriations Committee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL). The Becker team worked closely with USDOT’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to achieve this significant win for Collier County.
• Guided and advised public safety innovator ShotSpotter and its local government clients in securing over $10 million in federal funding to protect their communities through Gunshot Detection System coverage.
• The Becker team helped Sarasota County receive $4,000,000 for the Fruitville Road Capacity Improvements. Funding for this project will be used to support the design, permitting, and right-of-way acquisition. These improvements will increase travelers’ safety and capacity for vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists along the road. The Becker team worked with Sarasota’s local congressman, Rep. Gregory Steube (R-FL) and his staff to demonstrate the need and secure this win.

Who We Represent

Public

• Virginia Port Authority
• Loudoun County
• City of Alexandria
• City of Virginia Beach
• City of Miami
• Hennepin County
• Sarasota County

Private

• Disney
• Paramount
• Hitachi
• iHeart
• HP
• Bacardi