Jun 12, 2023
It's a podcast take over with the
Gold brothers! Rich and his brother Marty Gold from Capital Council
take over the podcast to focus on all things Washington DC and the
debt deal that was recently made in this unique episode!
Things talked about in this
episode include:
- An overlook of the deal that was made
- How it all started
- What is the outcome of the deal that was made?
- Bi-partisan legislation
- The adoption of Biden's defense budget
- Shelanda Young and her role in the negotiations
- Republicans trying to take credit for things in the deal.
- Putting off the debit ceiling until after Biden's presidency.
- How the democrat president always comes out on top.
- Will there be inner party friction on the Republican's side due to some not getting everything they wanted?
- The inner friction that is already happening on the Republican's side.
- What is the price of peace?
- Can there be peace?
- How McKarthy was voted in.
- The most connected thing legislatively to this issue.
- Why appropriation bills haven't gone across the floor in the Senate.
- Why Marty is skeptical about the deal that was made.
Rich Gold is the leader of Holland & Knight's Public Policy &
Regulation Group and focuses his practice at the intersection of
complex policy and political issues involving Congress, the
executive branch and the media. Rich Gold is the leader of the
firm's Public Policy & Regulation Group and focuses his
practice at the intersection of complex policy and political issues
involving Congress, the executive branch and the media. The
Public Policy & Regulation Group has been ranked among the top
law and lobbying firms in Washington by publications including
American Lawyer's Influence Magazine, Legal 500 United States
guide, Financial Times and U.S. News - Best Lawyers guide. Mr.
Gold has been recognized as a top lobbyist in Washington by The
Hill, The National Journal, Washington SmartCEO, Super Lawyers
and The Washington Business Journal, as well as one of
Washingtonian Magazine's 500 Most Influential People
Shaping Policy for the past two years.
In addition, Chambers USA –
America's Leading Business Lawyers guide has recognized
Mr. Gold since 2007. He is one of only three practitioners
ranked as Band 1 in Chambers USA Nationwide Government
Relations category, the highest ranking one can receive in
Chambers. Mr. Gold served in the U.S. Senate for Sen. Lloyd
Bentsen (D-Texas) as his advisor on environmental affairs
where he worked on issues related to environmental side agreements
of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). During the
Clinton administration, he was a special assistant to
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Carol Browner,
with whom he helped develop the EPA's Superfund reform
proposal and its administrative improvements package. Mr. Gold
also served as a career lawyer in the EPA's Office
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance and Office of General
Counsel, working on major rule makings as well as significant
Superfund cases.
Mr. Gold approaches political and
policy problems from the perspective of
campaign-style advocacy – forming, developing and executing
issue-advocacy campaigns that incorporate lobbying, regulatory
lawyering, traditional and social media, and grassroots engagement
to break through the noise in Washington and achieve client
goals. Mr. Gold has engaged for individual companies, trade
associations and coalitions on the issues of the day ranging
from climate change legislation and regulations and Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform to trade legislation,
corporate tax reform, as well as major U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) reform legislation and financial services
legislation.
Martin B. Gold is a partner
with Capitol
Counsel, LLC. He brings over 50 years of legislative and
private practice experience. He is recognized authority and author
on matters of congressional rules and parliamentary strategies, and
U.S policy in Asia. He frequently advises senators and their staff
and serves on the adjunct faculty at George Washington University.
In 2022, he received the College of Professional Studies Faculty
Excellent Award. Before domestic business, professional, and
academic audiences, he speaks about Congress as well as political
and public policy developments. Gold has been a guest lecturer at
Tsinghua University, the Beijing Foreign Studies University, Moscow
State University, the Moscow State Institute of International
Relations, the State Parliament of Ukraine, and the Federation
Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.