The 119th Congress has hit the ground running, working to address voter priorities and deliver on campaign promises. With a narrow Republican majority in the House, collaboration across the aisle will be essential to drive legislative progress. For businesses, understanding the dynamics of this new Congress is critical to navigating policy changes and identifying opportunities for engagement.

Join us for an in-depth discussion on the priorities, power structures, and potential for bipartisan collaboration in the 119th Congress. This conversation will provide business leaders with a clearer picture of how the new legislative landscape will impact their interests and how to engage with policymakers. Our expert panel will explore:

• Bipartisanship in Action: The role of the Problem Solvers Caucus and other efforts to find common ground.
• Restoring Legislative Authority: How the House may reassert its Article 1 responsibilities to balance executive power.
• Election & Governance Opportunities: Ways to improve elections and modernizing the day to day workings of the chambers.
• Regulatory Oversight: Congressional scrutiny of federal agencies and its impact on industries.
• Policy Highlights: Key issues including tariffs, free speech, and hiring and contracting activities under the executive branch.

Speakers:

• Taylor Swift, Director of Congressional Engagement for the Rebuild Congress Initiative (RCI), an independent initiative of the Harvard Negotiation Project and Issue One. Before joining RCI, Taylor was the Director of Government Capacity at the POPVOX Foundation. Earlier in his career, Taylor worked for the House of Representatives Democratic Caucus under Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He helped establish the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.
• Philip Wallach, American Enterprise Institute, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he studies America’s separation of powers, with a focus on regulatory policy issues and the relationship between Congress and the administrative state. In his latest book Why Congress (Oxford University Press, 2023), Dr. Wallach defends the centrality of Congress in America’s constitutional system, traces the roots of current dysfunction, and suggests how the institution might be restored. Before joining AEI, Dr. Wallach was a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution. He was later affiliated with the R Street Institute and served as a fellow with the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress in 2019.‍
• Nan Swift, Resident Fellow, Governance Program of the R Street Institute. Nan worked for the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, where she was responsible for outreach to coalition partners. She also worked as Director of Federal Affairs for the National Taxpayers Union.