Perspectives on Government Relations

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On Tuesday, July 13, DC lawmakers unanimously approved emergency legislation that will gradually phase out tenant protections, including the moratorium on evictions.

Counsel Cissy Jackson will co-host several sessions at the Women in Government Relations (WGR) Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Virtual Summit on July 20-22, 2021.

Join the Arent Fox Government Relations and Complex Litigation groups in welcoming Senator Doug Jones and Sarah ‘Cissy’ Jackson to the firm.

On May 24, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced plans to invest a record-setting $400 million into the District’s affordable housing production via direct injection into the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF).

Health Care Practice Leader Douglas Grimm and Senior Government Relations Director Oliver Spurgeon will present at CTeL’s Digital Health Summit on June 9, 2021.

On this podcast, DC Business & Policy Partner Jon Bouker discusses the highlights, implications, and potential council changes to the Mayor’s proposed budget with Partner David Grosso and Senior Government Relations Director Oliver Spurgeon.

Craig Engle, the leader of Arent Fox’s Political Law group, participated in a national debate on May 25, 2021, about whether Congress should pass H.R. 1.

DC Business & Policy Practice Group Leader Jon Bouker speaks with Co-Leader David Grosso and Senior Government Relations Director Oliver Spurgeon about what you can expect from the DC budget process during this historic year.

Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its Government Relations and Government Enforcement & White Collar groups with former U.S. Senator Doug Jones and Cissy Jackson.

In March, following the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, President Biden announced the American Jobs Plan, an infrastructure spending plan, and the Made in America Tax Plan, a tax reform plan that seeks to raise corporate income taxes.

Join us for a lively discussion on areas of focus for life sciences companies under the new Biden Administration.

Join us for a virtual discussion of telehealth’s current state of play from a boots-on-the-ground provider perspective, as well as views from Capitol Hill and CMS.

The petitioners appeared to have a more sympathetic bench and went so far as to say the Attorney General of the State of California was “not genuine” in his position.

Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the firm is advising Restoring Integrity to the Oceans, Inc. (RIO), a company dedicated to eliminating harmful plastics from the world’s oceans.

On April 22, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his International Climate Finance Plan as a follow up to his January Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. 2021-02177.pdf (govinfo.gov).

On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for two of the most important health policy officials nominated by President Biden, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure (Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and Andrea Palm (Deputy Secretary).

After an extended and significant debate on Tuesday, April 6, the DC Council approved a delay in the Mayor’s submission of the FY2022 District budget to May 27, 2021.

Today in Pittsburgh President Biden unveiled the first part of his Build Back Better plan, a $2.25 trillion dollar infrastructure plan titled the “American Jobs Plan.”

What the new Congress could mean for federal cannabis reform.

Earlier this afternoon, as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the Act), Congress established a $28.6 billion fund to provide grants to restaurants that have been devastated by the pandemic (the Restaurant Revitalization Fund).

DC SCORES, an award-winning youth development nonprofit that provides free afterschool programs and summer camps for 3,000+ D.C. kids at Title I schools and at recreation centers in neighborhoods.

After a shift in political power in Congress and the White House, there are strong indications that the federal prohibition on cannabis in the United States will come to an end.

With a “why not” approach, Thomas Vilsack wishes to build and promote a more resilient rural economy by identifying innovative opportunities in agriculture and tackling climate change while incentivizing carbon credits.

In this recording of a recent Arent Fox event, former D.C. Councilmember and new Arent Fox Partner David P. Grosso talks with Government Relations Practice Co-Leader Jon S. Bouker and Senior Government Relations Director Oliver Spurgeon III about what the new D.C. Council’s legislative activity and