TRP’s Jason Rosenstock was recently quoted in an article for Vox that outlines how the new, more progressive, appointed members of the House Financial Services Committee may impact the agenda and tone of the Committee. While the attention has been primarily focused on new members of the committee such as Reps. Ocasio Cortez (D-NY), Katie Porter (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rosenstock astutely questions whether these new lawmakers are willing to go up against  Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) — who has proven herself as a “real dealmaker." “Chair Waters is a skilled legislator, and I think this committee structure will allow her to harness those talents to try to guide the committee to find consensus,” said Rosenstock. “She’s a real dealmaker. She’s done it in the past with Republicans, and she may have to do it now internally a bit. The question is whether the newer members will be willing to sacrifice the perfect for the good.”

In today's Politico Influence newsletter — the leading government relations beat in Washington D.C. —  Thorn Run Partners was cited following addition of Beau Schuyler as TRP’s 13^th partner. Schuyler joins TRP after 25 years of experience in Washington as a respected lobbyist, political strategist and Capitol Hill staffer. “We are thrilled to add to Beau Schuyler to our team,” stated TRP co-founding partner Andy Rosenberg. “Beau has been a friend and respected competitor for many years, and we know that his reputation as a true professional, tireless advocate, and trusted client counselor will quickly make him an invaluable addition to the firm.”

TRP's Jason Rosenstock was recently quoted in an article for The Washington Post that discusses the state of the financial services system under the new House Democratic Majority. The article highlights Rep. Maxine Water’s future role as potential Chairwoman of the Financial Services Committee and what that might mean for industry insiders. “A lot of this is headline risk, but they have to prepare to handle that and make sure it doesn’t spiral into real regulatory or legal concerns,” said Rosenstock. 

Thorn Run Partners’ Jason Rosenstock was recently quoted in an article for The Associated Press that discusses the potential impact of the 2018 election on the U.S. economy. The article highlights President Trump's assertations that the U.S. economy will struggle if Democrats win control of the House. Despite his proclamations, Rosenstock contends that the president may be willing to work across the aisle to boost his legislative portfolio ahead of the 2020 election. “Trump is the wild card here,” said Rosenstock. “He may want to be seen as a deal-cutter going into the 2020 election.”

Today, TRP’s  Jason Rosenstock penned an article in American Banker where he discussed what a potential “blue wave" could mean for the financial services system after November’s midterm elections.  "If one were to believe only the clickbait headlines, the ascendant Democratic majority in House is being built on a foundation of populist, anti-establishment socialists whose aim is to undermine and replace America's open-market system with a leftists command economy that will destroy our financial services system," said Rosenstock. "The truth, however, couldn't be more different." Rosenstock argues that the electoral math for next year should give pause to those in the industry who view a potential Democratic majority as "the end of days." He also astutely points out that the industry should begin thinking about pragmatism and bipartisan solutions. "Next year should be a time to build, not burn, bridges." 

This morning’s “Morning Money” tipsheet from Politico featured comments from Thorn Run’s Jason Rosenstock on the notion that this primary season showed both a far-leftward and anti-establishment stance by Democrats. Rosenstock astutely notes that while newspapers and other media outlets are determined to put forward the belief that this primary season is showing a far-leftward movement in the Democratic party, “a simple examination of the facts shows that it is not the case.” He also notes that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the so-called establishment, backed candidates that won 95% of the time. “Further, the moderate Democrat was successful about 87% of the time, while the ultra-progressive left-wing groups only had about a 30% win rate in the primaries,” said Rosenstock. “While the current make-up of the Democratic party in the House favors the progressives, it seems pretty clear that any future Democratic majority will be built on a foundation of moderates, and that this should temper the agenda of the Democrats in 2019.”

A recent article for The Islander News cites Thorn Run Partners’ Jim Davenport for his role in securing Congressional support in adding the Village of Key Biscayne to Miami-Dade County’s federal beach restoration project. Village Council Member Gary Gross credited Davenport’s role in securing the a letter signed by members of the Miami-Dade Country Congressional Delegation — including Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mario Diaz Balart (R-FL) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) — to the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expressing their support for the beach restoration efforts. “We support of the Village’s and County’s efforts to have the Key Biscayne shoreline included in the Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project,” the letter states. “We also support the Village’s request to participate in Section 111 of the Continuing Authorities Program, which authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to initiate investigations and studies in the interest of mitigation of shore damage attributable to Federal Navigation work.”

An article written by Thorn Run Partners’ Stuart Chapman and Andrew Rosenberg was featured in the Political Science Applied  journal last month. The piece, entitled “Lobbying Congress in Today’s Washington,” examines the shift in the perception of lobbyists in Washington, D.C., from “legislation crafters,” to intricate policymakers rooted in advocating for a client’s cause. Chapman and Rosenberg outline the transformation of modern lobbying, suggesting a form of legislative action that is guided by policy specialists who use expansive knowledge, strong communication with various organizations, and recruit the interests of stakeholders in the drive for change. The authors note that this approach to advocacy operations has helped Thorn Run achieve sector-leading growth, making TRP far from a one-dimensional firm.