The Election, the Lame Duck Session, and Your Business—What It All Means
The Election, the Lame Duck Session, and Your Business—What It All Means
Presented on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
NGWA’s Washington representatives will put the latest news from Washington and the fall congressional and presidential elections in perspective. What will 2013 hold and how will that impact your business prospects? Get insider information on the new Congress and the President. But before moving to the new Congress, the current Congress will be in a post-election, lame duck session during November and December 2012. They will be making critical decisions on taxes, budgets, and your future. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has described the situation as a potential fiscal cliff if Congress doesn’t act. Find out the latest from the industry’s Washington representatives. Your bottom line says you need to be there.
Presenters:
J.C. Sandberg
NGWA Washington Representative, Baker, Donelson, Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Washington, DC
NGWA Washington Representative, Baker, Donelson, Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Washington, DC
JC Sandberg, former Counsel on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, served as one of the lead negotiators for Senate members, and played a significant role in the passage of the SAFETEA-LU legislation.
Laine Glisson Oliver
NGWA Washington Representative, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Washington, DC
NGWA Washington Representative, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Washington, DC
Laine Glisson Oliver is an experienced public policy advisor who has counseled members of Congress, mayors, executives and non-profit associations for more than 15 years in Washington, D.C. Ms Glisson spent five years on Capitol Hill with Senator John Breaux where she served as a Press Secretary handling issues related to the Senate Finance Committee, Commerce Committee, and others.