Congressional-Presidential Relations
“White House Congressional Relations: Strategic Options for the President and the Congress” was a program of the American University Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies (CCPS) moderated by Patrick Griffin, director of the Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute for CCPS.
Former White House legislative affairs liaisons from the administrations of George H.W. Bush to President Obama discussed how they interacted with… read more
Former White House legislative affairs liaisons from the administrations of George H.W. Bush to President Obama discussed how they interacted with Congress to pass legislation. They also commented on how the incoming Republican-controlled House and Senate and the Obama White House could avoid gridlock during the next two years, and how changes in technology had impacted governing.
“White House Congressional Relations: Strategic Options for the President and the Congress” was a program of the American University Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies (CCPS) moderated by Patrick Griffin, director of the Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute for CCPS. close
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- Philip Michael Schiliro Assistant to the President (Former) White House->Legislative Affairs
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James A. Thurber Founder and Director American University->Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies
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