Blake Rutherford, Howard Schweitzer, and Kevin Washo, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, discuss the Inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President.
Jose: Good afternoon. My name is Jose and I will be your...more
1. Listen carefully to Trump’s message — power back to the people, job growth, and questioning the status quo — and wrap your message in those contexts.
2. Understand relevant processes and what has to happen...more
Blake Rutherford, Mark Alderman, and Howard Schweitzer, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, give a preview of Donald Trump's Inauguration.
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Blake Rutherford, Mark Alderman, and Howard Schweitzer, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, give an update on the transition to the administration of Donald Trump and how this effects business and the political climate....more
Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford and Howard Schweitzer of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies discussed the Trump transition, cabinet appointments and some of President-elect Trump’s key policy areas.
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Following the first debate, Mark Alderman, Howard Schweitzer and Blake Rutherford analyzed the candidates' performance and discussed next steps on the campaign trail.
Blake: Thank you very much and thanks to everyone who...more
Mark Alderman, Howard Schweitzer and Blake Rutherford discussed the current status of both campaigns and previewed the first presidential debate.
Blake: Thank you very much and welcome everyone to Road to the Oval...more
Live from Cleveland, Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford and Jim Schultz provide an update on developments unfolding at the Republican National Convention.
Blake: Thanks, and welcome everyone to the eleventh call in our...more
Mark, Howard, and Blake preview the RNC and DNC and discuss how they see the conventions unfolding.
Blake: Thank you very much. Welcome everyone to our continued series discussing the 2016 presidential race. As we noted,...more
Mark, Howard, and Blake discuss the results of the California primary.
Blacke: Thank you very much, and thanks again to everyone who's joined us in what is our ninth call. I'm here with Mark Alderman and Howard...more
Mark, Howard and Blake discuss the state of the Democratic race. Also, Bernie Nash and Lori Kalani, co-chairs of Cozen O'Connor's State AG practice, discuss the State AG races....more
Mark, Howard and Blake discuss the presumptive nomination of Donald Trump, the Veepstakes, and the impact of a prolonged primary on the Democrats....more
Mark Alderman, Howard Schweitzer and Blake Rutherford discuss the Pennsylvania presidential primary results and other key state races for Senate, Attorney General and more....more
On March 22, the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies held a hearing on The Role of Cyber Insurance in Risk Management. The witnesses were...more
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The Senate Committee on the Judiciary (“Committee”) held a hearing on February 2nd regarding the future of the EB-5 Regional Center Program. The hearing was led by Senators...more
The New York Times had an article yesterday by Ian Urbina, The Shopping List as Policy Tool, that analyzes the possibility of using the government’s purchasing power to cure a range of social challenges, including limiting...more
On June 27, the Senate passed its bipartisan immigration bill by a vote of 68-32. If enacted, the bill is estimated to increase the national net-population by 9.6 million people and reduce the federal deficit by $158 billion...more
Much is being made in the media about the "rift" between the White House and the Departments of State and Defense and the CIA regarding arming Syrian rebels. There no doubt were strongly held views on both sides of this...more
The Alternative Minimum Tax is a flat income tax with two brackets, 26% for individuals and 28% for married couples, that does not allow certain deductions for dependents, medical expenses, or state or local taxes. Taxpayers...more
Budget sequestration, commonly referred to as simply “sequestration” or the “sequester,” is the sweeping automatic, mandatory, across-the-board federal spending cuts that will occur on January 2. ...more
The balance of power in Washington remains intact: control of The White House and Congress remains as it was prior to the election. Notwithstanding that balance of power, we are NOT in a status quo political environment....more