The Lobby Shop
Bracewell
The Lobby Shop lets listeners tune in to conversations between Washington insiders who are directly involved in the biggest political and policy issues of our day. Hosted by Josh Zive, Liam Donovan, Paul Nathanson, Caitlin Sickles, and Dylan Pasiuk of Bracewell's Policy Resolution Group in Washington DC, this weekly podcast dives into the most recent news from Capitol Hill and beyond with input from foremost experts in their respective fields.
Have a topic you'd like to hear discussed on the show? We'd love to hear from you! Send your feedback, thoughts, and suggestions to thelobbyshop@policyres.com.
Have a topic you'd like to hear discussed on the show? We'd love to hear from you! Send your feedback, thoughts, and suggestions to thelobbyshop@policyres.com.
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May 19, 2020 • 12min
Reg Watch: How Agencies Are Responding in Real-Time to COVID-19 Program Implementation Questions
Christine and Emily are back to discuss a recent and unusual development in how Federal agencies respond to implementation queries. As companies submit their questions regarding COVID-19 programs, many agencies have adjusted their processes in order to respond and publish answers on a quicker timeline than before. Tune in for a great conversation about this development and more.
May 15, 2020 • 34min
How Digital Advocacy is Reshaping a Locked Down Washington, with the CEO of Phone2Action
Jeb Ory, Founder and CEO of Phone2Action, a grassroots advocacy and public affairs technology company, joins Caitlin and Paul for an in-depth discussion of how trade associations, companies, and citizens can influence policy and get through to their representatives in Washington when they cannot travel to DC for Hill meetings.
May 8, 2020 • 18min
PRG Pulse: The Potential Election Impacts of COVID-19
PRG Pulse, our election 2020 hub, is back after an unexpected hiatus due to COVID-19 coverage. Despite the tumult, there are still presidential, Congressional, and local elections being held later this year, so let's get into it! Josh and Liam discuss how Federal and local governments' COVID responses have impacted standings in various races, their top races to watch as of now, and more.
May 4, 2020 • 16min
Reg Watch: How Federal Agencies Are Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis
Welcome to the new isolation-specific format of The Lobby Shop! To adjust to the need for briefer bites of podcast content, we are launching a new system of quick updates on specific issues each week. First up is Reg Watch, a weekly dive into the latest news from Federal agencies regarding their response actions to COVID-19, featuring PRG Partner Christine Wyman and Government Relations Administrator Emily Schmidlin.
Apr 23, 2020 • 32min
"The Theme Is Uncertainty": Parsing the Latest News from DC
We're all together in our little Zoom boxes to bring you another episode covering the latest out of Congress and the White House on COVID-19 relief packages, how they will be funded, and what companies are doing to communicate with employees effectively.
Apr 10, 2020 • 16min
Good Friday Update: PPP, Small Business Stories, Forecasts, and More
It's a holiday weekend to wrap up another crazy week covering the government's legislative responses to COVID-19. We cover some of the many things that have happened since last week's episode: Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) updates, implementation snags, and what we forecast for the future of legislative responses.
Apr 3, 2020 • 29min
CARES Act Implementation, Phase Four Plans, and the 2020 Election
This week's episode delves into the implementation of the Phase Three relief programs, the beginning of the Phase Four legislative efforts, and that pesky little thing we like to call the 2020 Presidential Election.
Mar 24, 2020 • 31min
How America Is Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
The Lobby Shop host team met up via video conference to record a rundown of how the federal government, state governments, and various industries are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in for an in-depth discussion and visit our online resources: PRG's Daily COVID-19 Legislative Updates: https://www.policyresolutiongroup.com/media-hub/ How Federal Agencies Are Responding to COVID-19: https://www.policyresolutiongroup.com/media-hub/how-federal-agencies-are-responding-to-covid-19/ Follow PRG for additional updates on Twitter: @PolicyRez
Mar 6, 2020 • 21min
PRG Pulse: A Two-Man Race for the Democratic Nomination
Liam, Josh, and Caitlin connect to take a look at the surprising shakeout of Super Tuesday and Warren’s decision to step down. Now that we're in a two-man race, what can we expect as primaries continue?
Mar 2, 2020 • 21min
PRG Pulse: Super Tuesday Showdown, Featuring NYT's Jonathan Martin
As we prepare for Super Tuesday, we were lucky enough to get NY Times National Political Correspondent Jonathan Martin on the phone for a few minutes to pick his brain about the dwindling candidate pool, Biden's big win in South Carolina, and some of the unsung Congressional races going on simultaneously. On Twitter: @jmartNYT
