Perspectives on Government Relations

The Group Purchasing Organization sector continues to drive down healthcare costs for hospital and nursing facility purchases, while facilitating bringing new products to market – that’s the key finding from the latest Annual Report from the Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative HGPII.

In a setback to the Washington, DC metropolitan area, the Trump Administration announced earlier this week that the Federal Bureau of Investigation will remain in its obsolete downtown Washington headquarters for the foreseeable future.

On July 3, Arent Fox senior policy advisor and former Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) was a guest on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street. Senator Dorgan was joined by James Glassman, the former Under Secretary of State. 

Arent Fox senior government relations advisor Phil English is quoted in The Hill article, “GOP agrees on one thing: ObamaCare taxes must go.”

After weeks of secrecy and speculation about the content of the Senate’s health care bill, Senate Republicans released a “discussion draft” of their bill on Thursday.

Arent Fox Government Relations Partner Jon Bouker has been reappointed by the DC Court of Appeals for another three year term to the DC Access to Justice Commission.

On June 15th, 2017, Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and the Budget, issued OMB Memorandum M-17-26, which purports to reduce the “Burden for Federal Agencies by Rescinding and Modifying [previous] OMB Memoranda.”

Arent Fox Senior Government Relations Advisor and former Representative Phil English was recently quoted in the article, “President’s tax reform push enters next phase,” by The Hill.

Arent Fox Political Law leader Craig Engle weighed in on President Donald Trump’s tweets and whether they should be vetted by White House lawyers.

Arent Fox Senior Policy Advisor Senator Byron Dorgan weighed in on Trump’s travel ban in an op-ed for CNBC. The article focused specifically on international tourism and the adverse effects the travel ban has on jobs and America’s image to outside travelers.

Former Senator Byron Dorgan, an Arent Fox Senior Policy Advisor, appeared on Fox Business Network’s “Countdown to Closing Bell,” where he was joined by former Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH).

Arent Fox Senior Government Relations Advisor Philip English offered his thoughts on NAFTA renegotiation after the Trump Administration recently officially triggered the 90-day consultation period by formally sending a letter to Congress.

Automotive practice group chair Aaron Jacoby recently spoke with Automotive News about Maryland House Bill 1120, which Governor Larry Hogan signed into law on May 5.

Philip English, an Arent Fox Senior Government Relations Advisor spoke with The Wall Street Journal about the proposal by Republicans to overhaul the tax code.

Senator Byron Dorgan, Senior Policy Advisor at Arent Fox, and Dan Renberg, partner and co-leader of Arent Fox’s Government Relations practice, offered distinct perspectives on recent developments and the prospects for policy changes affecting companies that do business in the United States.

Arent Fox Senior Government Relations Advisor Philip English spoke to The Hill on the recently proposed tax reform.

In a recent article from Morning Consult, Arent Fox Senior Government Relations Advisor Philip English is quoted speaking about upcoming tax reform.

Arent Fox Government Relations co-chair and former Congressman Phil English discussed President Donald Trump’s tax plan during the lead-up to its formal unveiling in The Politico.

On April 11, 2017, Senator Byron Dorgan, a Senior Policy Advisor at Arent Fox  appeared on the Closing Bell on Fox Business News along with former Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) to discuss how upcoming tax reform efforts in Congress may play out I the coming weeks and months.

On April 14, 2017, former Representative Phil English (R-PA), now a senior government relations advisor at Arent Fox, expressed his opinion about the current political climate surrounding tax reform and the international movement to call for President Trump’s tax returns.

Former Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and former Representative Phil English (R-PA) currently work as an Arent Fox Senior Policy Advisor and a Senior Government Relations Advisor, respectively.

As the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA) is not currently an option, the GOP leaders in conjunction with the White House are turning their attention to the next major agenda item: tax reform.

Last week, the news focused heavily on the proposed American Health Care Act (ACHA) bill as it headed for a vote in the House of Representatives.

Senator Dorgan (D-ND), now an Arent Fox Senior Policy Advisor, is a former member of the House Ways and Means committee. He recently wrote an op-ed for The Hill about how in his experience tax reform comes to fruition.

Arent Fox LLP Senior Policy Analyst Sen. Byron Dorgan and IP Partner Pamela Deese were featured guests on a March 12 episode of “What’s Working in Washington,” a weekly podcast focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, and policy.