Perspectives on Government Relations

In an opinion piece recently published in The Hill, Arent Fox Senior Policy Advisor Sen. Byron Dorgan comments on the subject of the US infrastructure in light of President-elect Trump’s recent remarks on rebuilding it.

From large corporations to small nonprofits, from urban centers to rural communities, the 2016 elections will have an impact across all sectors of the economy and globally as well.

Craig Engle, head of Arent Fox’s Political Law group, was quoted in “What if Trump quit the race? What would Republicans do?” by New Jersey’s political paper NJ.com.

Senior Government Relations Advisor Philip English was quoted in a CQ Roll Call article on the proposed tax policies by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.

Arent Fox Political Law partner Craig Engle comments on the Supreme Court decision in McDonnell v. US in an opinion piece recently published by Law360.

On July 6th, CMS released a proposed rule (expected to appear in the Federal Register on July 15th) that, if it takes effect, could be devastating to hospital off-campus outpatient department reimbursement – an effect not intended by Congress, and certainly unwelcome to the healthcare industry.

Last week, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the US Senate and the House of Representatives to amend the Controlled Substances Act and ease federal obstacles for medical researchers to conduct clinical studies on the medical benefits of marijuana.

In an opinion piece recently published in Roll Call, Senior Policy Advisor Sen. Byron Dorgan references 28 pages in the 9/11 Commission’s Report that were labeled “Top Secret” by the Bush administration, suggesting that the content of these excluded pages should be made fully available to the Americ

On March 18, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia delivered a significant win for Washington, DC residents when it ruled that District lawmakers have the ability to determine how to spend local revenue without approval by the US Congress.

Overnight, Congressional leaders unveiled a $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2016 omnibus spending bill after weeks of contentious negotiations between the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Congressional leadership, and the White House.

Details on the long-awaited bipartisan, bicameral tax extender package were released yesterday evening and are expected to be considered by the House of Representatives on Thursday.

Eight Arent Fox attorneys have been named “Best Lawyers” by Washingtonian Magazine in its 2015 guide to the capital area’s “top legal talent” in 21 categories.

In a new collaborative project by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Corporation for Enterprise Development, and the Citi Foundation, a compilation of essays by influencers from a broad range of fields examines the challenges and opportunities the United States faces for

On October 8, Bloomberg Politics broke down “How the White House Slices 18,000 Tax Cuts From Trade Deal” following the controversial 12-nation deal reached earlier that week.

Earlier today, the Senate Finance Committee approved legislation which would resurrect roughly 50 expired tax incentive provisions that lapsed on December 31, 2014. 

After a two-year bipartisan effort, the US House of Representatives approved the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6), by an overwhelming vote of 344-77. 

Arent Fox Political Law partner Craig Engle spoke with CNN Politics in a new report titled “Secret spenders face challenge in 2016.”

On June 24, the US Senate passed the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act, which will empower the Obama Administration to negotiate new trade agreements with its Pacific Rim and European Union trading partners based on strong congressional parameters.

In this episode of Fashion Counsel, Partner Anthony Lupo talks with former Senator Byron Dorgan, Senior Policy Advisor in the Government Relations practice.

On Tuesday, May 19, Arent Fox Senior Policy Advisor Senator Dorgan testified before the Senate Commerce Committee about upgrading the American Air Traffic Control (ATC) system.

Arent Fox Political Law leader Craig Engle was featured in Roll Call on the topic of trial venue selection for the corruption case of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J.

Partner Dan Renberg was a guest on The Hugh Hewitt Show to talk about the growing debate in Congress over whether to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, an 80-year-old federal agency that helps to finance American companies in foreign trade. Congress must reauthorize the bank by June 30 or it will s

Arent Fox Political Law partner Craig Engle was featured in the National Journal about a new argument being made in favor of same sex marriage.

On March 24, 2015, the Washington, DC office of Arent Fox LLP, in cooperation with the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy, hosted the latest edition of their Public Policy Forum Series.