2011
Wexler & Walker's Executive Chairman Bob Walker discusses his role as close advisor and ally to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The relationship dates back to the late 1970s. To read more click here.
Wexler & Walker Executive Chairman Robert Walker, a former Republican congressman from Pennsylvania (1977-1997), presents an alternative view of presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and examines the surge of support Mr. Gingrich is experiencing. To read more click here.
Jack Howard, a veteran lobbyist at Wexler & Walker, comments on intelligence gathering efforts on Capitol Hill and elsewhere in Washington about the panel.
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FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES GO ON OFFENSE: For-profit colleges are setting up a foundation to enforce their own standards of conduct, in an effort to show Congress and the Obama administration they don’t need any further Education Department rules and regulations. They’re also buying up ad in Beltway publications and online. The Coalition for Education Success’s Penny Lee, whose full-time gig is at Venn Strategies, is leading the charge along with the coalition’s outside lobbyist Tim Hannegan of Wexler Walker & Associates.
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As K Street prepares for the work of the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction to commence, Wexler & Walker's Jack Howard believes the criteria won't be "who worked for whom or who raised the most money. ... The real criteria will be: What can my clients and I tell them that’s new, that they haven’t heard before?” To read more click here.
As the roster of the super committee takes shape, Wexler & Walker’s Jack Howard, says the picks made so far show a seriousness of purpose from Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate and House, giving a glimmer of hope that there could be a breakthrough deal this year.
Howard said, “These are serious people who have been through the wars in the past and are credible, well-respected people within their conferences. It’s an All-Star cast.” To read more, click here.
Wexler & Walker Vice Chairman and COO, Jack Howard provides commentary on what lies ahead for the 12-member panel dubbed the 'Super Congress'.
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Tom Blank comments on the U.S. Transportation Security Administration's July 12 email alerting airlines and its counterparts in other nations to the potential risk of implanted explosives. The full article by Bloomberg News can be found here:
Jennifer Yocham Poersch, President of the fundraising and strategic planning firm JYP Consulting, is joining Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates, one of Washington's premier government affairs firms. Ms. Poersch, who begins her new duties on June 6, will serve as a Senior Vice President of the firm.
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Wexler & Walker Executive Chairman Robert Walker’s op-ed examines the leadership and current presidential campaign of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Mr. Walker writes, “For the more than 30 years I have known Newt Gingrich, he always has been an agent of change. In his earliest days as a congressman, he began to challenge the “Old Bulls” who were the Republican establishment on Capitol Hill.”
The full article can be found here:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/25/newt-agent-of-change/
