As the 119th Congress takes shape, business leaders are taking proactive steps to build relationships and seize opportunities with new members of Congress and committee chairs. Members of Congress will face many obstacles to addressing business, voter, and White House priorities amidst a razor-thin Republican majority in the House. Amidst political divides and power plays, bipartisan collaboration will be essential to move key legislation forward.

Join us for an exclusive discussion on the priorities, power structures, and business implications of the 119th Congress. Our expert panel will break down what’s at stake and how business executives can proactively engage with policymakers to encourage bipartisan solutions. Topics include:

• Bipartisanship in Action: How the Problem Solvers Caucus and cross-party alliances are shaping legislation.
• Restoring Legislative Authority: House efforts to reassert Article 1 checks and balances, and the implications for business.
• Congressional Modernization: Reforms to improve how Congress operates, update use of technology, and streamline legislative processes.
• Regulatory Oversight: Congressional scrutiny of federal agencies and the potential impact on economic performance.
• Policy Watchlist: Critical business issues including tariffs, free speech, the federal workforce, and contracting.

Why Attend? Gain expert insights, anticipate regulatory and policy changes, and position your business advocacy for success in a shifting legislative environment.

Speakers:

• Nan Swift, Resident Fellow, Governance Program of the R Street Institute. Previously, 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.
• Taylor J. 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, 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.‍

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