OUR PERSPECTIVES

Nov 4

Setting Yourself Up for Success Post-Election

With only 24 hours to go until election day, it’s easy to get fixated on finding the right pollsters and media channels to watch late...

Celebrate Elections, But Also Help Those Looking for Jobs Post-Election

Charles Cooper

Nov 4

Brumidi Team Insights

Celebrate Elections, But Also Help Those Looking for Jobs Post-Election

It goes without saying that everyone is ready for the election to be over. As we all study the results and analyze what it all means in...

Brett Fulcer

Oct 28

Brumidi Team Insights

FY25 Disaster Supplemental Preview

Speculation that Congress will provide supplemental funding to address damage incurred by natural disasters in the last two years (and...

Charles Cooper

Oct 28

Brumidi Team Insights

5 Misconceptions About Congress

There is plenty of material to fairly scrutinize Congress about, but there are an overwhelming number of misconceptions about Congress...

Engaging in FACAs: An Important Tool in the Policymaking Toolkit

Madeline Wade

Oct 24

Brumidi Team Insights

Engaging in FACAs: An Important Tool in the Policymaking Toolkit

The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACAs) is one of the many important tools within the policymaking toolkit. Under the Act, Congress...

Two Weeks Until Election Day…What to Watch

Charles Cooper

Oct 22

Brumidi Team Insights

Two Weeks Until Election Day…What to Watch

As the 2024 campaign cycle reaches its final chapters, candidates are scrambling to secure any advantage they can to connect with...

What to Expect from the 2024 Lame Duck Session of Congress

Brumidi Team

Oct 21

Brumidi Team Insights

What to Expect from the 2024 Lame Duck Session of Congress

Congress is pushing to finalize FY 2025 appropriations to avoid a shutdown next year. The NDAA, expected to pass soon, will include key...

Regardless of Who Wins…Domestic Manufacturing Will Remain a Focus of the Next Administration

Charles Cooper

Oct 16

Brumidi Team Insights

Regardless of Who Wins…Domestic Manufacturing Will Remain a Focus of the Next Administration

There are not many policy positions that overlap between a potential Trump administration and a future Harris administration, but...

Brett Fulcer

Oct 9

Brumidi Team Insights

Early Effects of Loper Bright

Back in June, the Supreme Court issued a final ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo , holding that the Administrative Procedure...

Madeline Wade

Oct 7

Brumidi Team Insights

The Farm Bill expired… now what?

The Farm Bill, a comprehensive package of legislation that touches nearly every aspect of agriculture in the United States, officially...

Brett Fulcer

Oct 1

Brumidi Team Insights

2024 EDA Reauthorization Update

Just before Congress passed a 3-month continuing resolution and adjourned early for a pre-election recess, Senate Armed Services...

Congressional Action after Hurricane Helene

Madeline Wade

Sep 30

Brumidi Team Insights

Congressional Action after Hurricane Helene

In the wake of Hurricane Helene's devastation across the southeastern United States, Congress, the Administration, and presidential...

Madeline Wade

Sep 26

Brumidi Team Insights

Key Takeaways from Climate Week 2024

We’re day four or five (depending on how early you started your event hopping) into this year’s New York Climate Week. Brumidi Group has...

Legislative Lessons from Data Privacy Should Be Used to Inform AI Legislative Efforts

Charles Cooper

Sep 25

Brumidi Team Insights

Legislative Lessons from Data Privacy Should Be Used to Inform AI Legislative Efforts

For years, Congress has been working on a bipartisan basis to finalize a federal data privacy legislation. The federal effort was...

What (Else) is in the House’s Continuing Resolution?

Brett Fulcer

Sep 24

Brumidi Team Insights

What (Else) is in the House’s Continuing Resolution?

House Republicans unveiled their version of a “clean” continuing resolution over the weekend after a failed vote on Speaker Johnson’s...

Charles Cooper

Sep 18

Brumidi Team Insights

Preparing for the 119th Congress

Every new Congress comes with some level of change (and even dysfunction) as new members are sworn-in and a new legislative agenda is...

The Government Funding Debate Remains the Pain That Won’t go Away

Charles Cooper

Sep 16

Brumidi Team Insights

The Government Funding Debate Remains the Pain That Won’t go Away

We have less than two weeks until the deadline to fund the government (September 30th) and the Speaker of the House is working on a...

Building Accessible Outdoor Spaces: Key Takeaways from REI & MoveUnited’s Accessibility Roundtable

Madeline Wade

Sep 16

Brumidi Team Insights

Building Accessible Outdoor Spaces: Key Takeaways from REI & MoveUnited’s Accessibility Roundtable

In a time when every issue feels polarized, one area where consensus can still be found is the belief that the outdoors should be...

Updates on the National Old Growth Amendment and Northwest Forest Plan

Brett Fulcer

Sep 11

Brumidi Team Insights

Updates on the National Old Growth Amendment and Northwest Forest Plan

Back in June, the Forest Service published a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) outlining the agency’s proposal to amend all...

What to Watch for in Tuesday’s High Stakes Debate

Madeline Wade

Sep 9

Brumidi Team Insights

What to Watch for in Tuesday’s High Stakes Debate

Tuesday night will be the first time Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will face each other. After the last...