The Bulwark: Liam Donovan and Brendan Boyle: The Great Grift

I joined Tim Miller on The Bulwark podcast, alongside Rep. Brendan Boyle, to talk about tax cuts and reconciliation.

Trump talked a lot more about Hannibal Lecter during the campaign than one of his actual top priorities: extending his 2017 tax cuts. With those $4.5 trillion in cuts set to expire by the end of the year, that’s the first major item of business for congressional Republicans. But how they get paid for will affect people’s lives. Tim takes a deep dive into the reconciliation process that would allow Republicans to make deep cuts to programs without having to work with Democrats. Plus, the billionaire plutocrats staffing the new administration and the potential for corruption.
Rep. Brendan Boyle and Liam Donovan join Tim Miller.

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The Lobby Shop: Permitting Reform & The New Political Landscape w/ Emily Domenech

On this week’s Lobby Shop, we dug into permitting reform, IRA, NEPA, and House Republican opportunities.

In this episode of the Lobby Shop, hosts Liam Donovan and Josh Zive welcome Capitol Hill veteran Emily Domenech, Senior Vice President of Boundary Stone Partners and co-host of the Political Climate podcast. The crew delves into the intricacies of permitting reform, what the future of the Inflation Reduction Act looks like, and the new opportunities and challenges House Republicans face. Emily also emphasizes the pivotal role of NEPA reform in accelerating infrastructure development and the need for bipartisan cooperation to achieve meaningful reforms in the upcoming congress. Want to hear more from the lobby shop team and a veteran Capitol Hill expert? Then tune in!

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Chemical & Engineering News: Anticipating Trump, the bioeconomy prepares its pivot

Craig Bettenhausen quoted me in Chemical & Engineering News on what a Republican trifecta means for bioeconomy policy and the IRA.

“With full control, Republicans can kind of do . . . whatever they can get internal agreement on,” said Bracewell government relations strategist Liam Donovan. For all of them, he said, “frame your story around American energy dominance.”

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The Lobby Shop: Trump 2.0

On this week’s Lobby Shop, we dug into Trump’s second-term agenda and Republican trifecta.

The Lobby Shop team comes back together to analyze the recent election results and discuss what Trump’s victory, along with a Republican trifecta, means for the future of the party. With Trump securing decisive wins in all the key swing states and the popular vote, hosts Josh Zive, Liam Donovan, and Dylan Pasiuk break down shifting voter demographics and explore what a potential legislative agenda could look like in the upcoming term. Curious about the challenges and opportunities the GOP may face in Congress over the next two years? The tune in!

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NYT: Gaetz May Not Be Confirmed, Trump Admits. He’s Pushing Him and Others Anyway.

I spoke to Maggie Haberman for her New York Times piece with Jonathan Swan on President Trump’s floor-the-zone nomination strategy.

Liam Donovan, a former National Republican Senatorial Committee aide, said that “we’re on a collision course between traditional senatorial prerogatives and the unique power dynamics of the Trump restoration.”

Now, as Mr. Trump prepares to take office for the second time, he is demonstrating how confident he is that the branches of government will bend even further to accommodate him.

He plans to test just how far he can go.

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