U.S. Delegate to the Virgin Islands, Stacey Plaskett has served as a staff attorney on the House Committee on Ethics, in the George W. Bush Administration at the Department of Justice, changed parties in 2008, and after an unsuccessful run in 2012, was ele cted
The debates in Washington over a national response to the pandemic and assistance to individuals and businesses impacted by it have at last given way to more routine debates about government funding, infrastructure, health care, labor policy and other programs. The remainder of 2021 looks
The National Club Association has joined hundreds of businesses and organizations in our unified opposition to the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The letter includes key arguments against the harmful legislation including: This radical legislation would violate workers’ free choice and privacy rights,
April 8, 2021 marks two years since I joined the staff of the National Club Association (NCA), and it would be an understatement to say it’s been quite a remarkable time to be working in Washington on behalf of clubs—and serving as president of a
The National Club Association (NCA) recently interviewed Representative Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) to discuss his views on clubs, COVID-19 relief, health care, taxes and other critical club issues. Smith has represented Nebraska’s Third District since 2007 and serves as ranking member of the Ways and Means
This Policy Agenda was established by NCA’s Government Relations Committee and staff to ensure that NCA members and staff have broad policy positions by which to measure the Association’s support, opposition or indifference to legislation and regulation. It also ensures NCA members know the positions
FOR THE LAST few months, political pundits have been predicting that Republicans in the House of Representatives will lose their majority. While it is true that the party in control of the White House traditionally loses seats in the House, this election will be anything but
In early February, we reached out to our Government Relations Committee and asked for their input regarding the priorities for the club industry on Capitol Hill in 2018. The following responses from our survey will help guide us as we hit the halls of Congress
IT IS OFTEN SAID the three things never to be discussed in mixed company are money, politics and religion. But given the very nature of private clubs and the boards and committees that serve them, robust discussions and debates about money and politics are unavoidable