BGR Views: Meet Syd Terry
BGR welcomes our newest team member Syd Terry and he discuses BGR’s Quarterly Outlook and projections for the next few weeks and months in Congress.
BGR Group Welcomes Syd Terry, Former Chief of Staff to Key House Progressive Leader
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 6, 2023) – BGR Group, Washington, D.C.’s premier bipartisan lobbying and public relations firm, today announced that Syd Terry, former chief of staff to Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), has joined the firm as a Vice President in the Commerce and Infrastructure Practice. Syd will focus on issues related to telecommunications, consumer protections, […]
BGR Views: 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington
BGR State and Local Advocacy Vice President Keiffer Mitchell discusses the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington and his family’s special connection to the original event.
BGR Views: Breaking down the Basel III Proposal
BGR Financial Services Practice Head Andy Lewin, Keaghan Ames, and Advisory Board Member Brigit Polichene break down the latest banking standards proposal known as Basel III.
BGR Deep Dives: Breaking Down the Basel III Endgame Implementation
By Keaghan Ames, BGR Vice President, Financial Services Practice Late last week, the banking regulators (Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC) issued the long-anticipated proposal that aims to implement changes from 2017 to international capital standards (the “Endgame Standard”) adopted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“Basel Committee”). However, the beltway is abuzz over the […]
Closing the Digital Divide: Allocation of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program Funding to States
On June 28, 2023 BGR held a virtual briefing, “Closing the Digital Divide: Allocation of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program Funding to States” moderated by Ryan Palmer, Microsoft Airband Global Digital Equity Strategist, and hosted by Loren Monroe, head of BGR’s State and Local Practice.
Financial Services Policymakers Tracking Recent Bank Failures – What’s Next
By Keaghan Ames, Vice President, Financial Services Behind the drama of the debt ceiling, many policymakers and in Washington and the states have been keeping tabs on recent bank failures and what if any actions need to be taken. In recent weeks, both the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) and Senate Banking Committee (SBC) each […]
BGR Deep Dives: Federal Reserve SVB Review
Recapping the Federal Reserve SVB Review: What Happened and What’s Next By Keaghan Ames, Vice President, Financial Services Practice The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) in March was at a minimum correlated with a series of chain reactions, including the failing of several other banks. For many, uncertainty about the particular details around how […]
Disagreeing Without Hate
By Loren Monroe The language surrounding our political discourse is getting increasingly toxic every day. Looking at Twitter or listening to speeches by politicians offers a disturbing window into the angry national mood. The Democrat party has shown its true Communist colors. The House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and antisemitism. Democrats […]
Texas Legislature Update
By Jerry Strickland The grind of the 88th Texas Legislative Session is reaching maximum churn as the biennial session moves closer to the finish line. With a month left to finish considering the 8,400+ pieces of legislation filed, the House and Senate both face quick deadlines to move legislation out of their respective bodies in […]