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Melissa Bair

Ryan Bernstein

Senior Vice President and Director

Scott Binkley, McGuireWoods Consulting, Federal Public Affairs, Multistate Strategy

Senior Vice President

GK Butterfield

G.K. Butterfield

Clayton Cox

Senior Vice President

Amelia Elkins

Research Associate

Alexandra Goldbeck

Alexandra Goldbeck

Assistant Vice President

Tanner Long

Assistant Vice President

Bernie McNamee

Bernard McNamee

Tyler McNeill

Assistant Vice President

Mona Mohib

Senior Vice President

Opening Potential Opportunities for Industry, President Trump Takes Action Under DPA to Unlock Federal Funding for Energy Infrastructure Projects

Companies in the energy industry — especially those involving coal, natural gas, grid infrastructure…

McGuireWoods Consulting Announces Mid-Year Promotions

McGuireWoods Consulting Announces 2026 Promotions

McGuireWoods Consulting is proud to announce the promotion of seven team members across our state go…

McGuireWoods Consulting Secures Over $20M in Appropriations Funding for Clients

With President Trump’s signing of the final appropriations package on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, McGuire…

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President Trump Announces the “Great Healthcare Plan”

On Jan. 15, 2026, President Trump announced his “Great Healthcare Plan.” The plan focuses on four pr…

Executive Order Targets State AI Regulation Through Federal Preemption

On Dec. 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order asserting broad federal authority over t…

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Announce Rural Health Transformation Program Funding

On Dec. 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that all 50 states…

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The Hill names McGuireWoods Consulting’s Ryan Bernstein and G.K Butterfield as 2025 Top Lobbyists

McGuireWoods Consulting’s federal team director and senior vice president Ryan Bernstein and senior…

BIOSECURE Act Included in the National Defense Authorization Act

On Dec. 10, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a compromise version of the fiscal year 2026 N…

Government Funding: Senate Passes Three New Appropriations Bills and Continuing Resolution

On Nov. 12, 2025, the president signed into law three appropriations bills to partially fund the gov…

Senate Releases Bipartisan Draft to Regulate Digital Commodity Markets

Overview On Nov. 10, 2025, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-AR, and Sen. Cory B…

The Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act: Where We Are and What’s Next

Senate Version House Version Differences Between the House and Senate Versions The National Defense…

BIOSECURE Act Included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026

A revised version of the BIOSECURE Act is included in the Senate-passed version of the National Defe…

Rural Health Transformation Fund Application Process Opens

On Sept. 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Notice of Funding…

What Happens in a Government Shutdown

When Congress fails to appropriate funding for the government by the of the next fiscal year on Oct.…

Commerce Department Launches Section 232 Tariff Investigation on Wind Turbines

The U.S. Department of Commerce initiated an investigation into how wind turbines and related compon…

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Proposed Rule for the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Released

On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed physici…

What's in the Rural Hospital Fund?

Added to the recently passed budget reconciliation legislation in the Senate to sweeten the deal, is…

Medicare Home Health Proposed Rule Contains Payment Cuts and Changes in Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetic, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS)

On June 30, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that…

President Signs the One Big Beautiful Bill on Fourth of July

President Donald Trump signed the domestic policy on July 4, 2025, following the House’s passage of…

McGuireWoods Consulting’s Clayton Cox and Tyler McNeill Honored With 2025 Atkinson-Payne Pro Bono Award, Firm Celebrates Commitment to Giving Back

For the last five years, McGuireWoods Consulting strives to honor team members committed to excellen…

USDOT Office of Governmental Affairs Priorities and Funding Updates

On June 2, 2025, the Intergovernmental Team at the Department of Transportation (DOT) held a call to…

Recent Budget Developments: The Recissions Process and Upcoming Legislation

On May 29, 2025, President Trump sent a $9.4 billion rescissions request to Congress, which House Ma…

Trump’s Health Care Budget Cuts: Part Three

The President’s Budget Request Impact on Programs for the Disabled and Older Americans Act Programs…

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Provision Would Modify “Endowment Tax” Paid by Certain Private Colleges and Universities

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), as passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025, c…

Trump's Health Care Budget Cuts: Part Two

This is part two of a series on health care budget cuts. The President’s Budget Requests Dramatical…

Trump's Health Care Budget Cuts: Part One

This is part one of a series on health care budget cuts. The Trump administration sent its budget –…

What’s New in Digital Asset Policy?

The GENIUS Act: Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins On May 20, 2025, the Senate cleared procedural…

House Budget Reconciliation Package Passes by One Vote

On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation package, comm…

Summary of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Reconciliation Provisions on Energy, Environment, Communications and Health

On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce Committee started their 26-hour consideratio…

Energy, Health Care and Housing Key Provisions Summary: House Ways and Means Committee Budget Reconciliation Bill

On May 14, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee passed their section of the budget reconciliatio…

White House Issues Executive Order to Promote Domestic Prescription Drug Manufacturing

On May 5, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order designed to increase U.S. capacity to manu…

Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee Releases Report on 340B Program and Recommendations for Change

When Sen. Bill Cassidy became Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Comm…

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Jeremy Green Joins McGuireWoods Consulting’s Federal Public Affairs Team in Washington, D.C.

Jeremy Green is joining McGuireWoods Consulting’s federal public affairs team in Washington D.C. as…

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Law360 Covers Jeremy Green Joining McGuireWoods Consulting's Federal Public Affairs Team

On April 22, 2025, Law360 covered the addition of Jeremy Green as vice president to McGuireWoods Con…

Law360 Covers Ryan Bernstein’s Move to Director of Federal Public Affairs Team

On April 11, 2025, Law360 reported on Ryan Bernstein taking the helm of the federal public affairs t…

House and Senate Begin Preparing Housing Plans

Across the country, housing costs are steadily rising due to the growing shortage of homes available…

Budget Reconciliation: Using the Current Law vs. Current Policy Baseline

As both chambers of Congress worked to pass their versions of the budget resolution, tax writers on…

McGuireWoods Consulting’s Paul Reagan Closes Chapter, Reflects on Firm Values

McGuireWoods Consulting’s Paul Reagan has retired after seven years as the director of the firm’s fe…

McGuireWoods Consulting’s Ryan Bernstein Takes Helm of Firm’s Federal Team

Ryan Bernstein has been promoted to the director of McGuireWoods Consulting’s federal affairs group.…

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Ends Payment Models Early

On March 12, 2025, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced it was ending fo…

Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Rule Proposed

On March 10, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule that in many…

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Health Care Executive Orders and Legal Actions: Part Five

This is part five in a series of executive orders related to health care. Trump Recission of Biden A…

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Health Care Executive Orders and Legal Actions: Part Four

This is part four of a series of executive orders related to health care. Price Transparency Most Fa…

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Health Care Executive Orders and Legal Actions: Part Three

This is part three of a series of executive orders related to health care. Public Health Withdrawing…

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Health Care Executive Orders and Legal Actions: Part Two

This is part two of a series of executive orders related to health care. Abortion and Reproductive H…

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Health Care Executive Orders and Legal Actions: Part One

This is part one of a series of executive orders related to health care. March 14, 2025 President Tr…

Department of Health and Human Services Proposes Ending Public Comment for Grants and Contracts

On Feb. 28, 2025, the Federal Register listed a proposal to end mandatory public comment periods for…

Final Rules Aren’t Final: Repealing Policy Through the CRA

On Feb. 20, 2025, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced in an interview that he had been wor…

The Federal Debt Limit

The federal debt limit is not the same as funding the government. If the U.S. defaults on its debt,…

McGuireWoods Consulting’s Ryan Bernstein and G. K. Butterfield Named to The Hill’s 2024 Top Lobbyist List

The Hill named McGuireWoods Consulting senior vice president Ryan Bernstein and senior advisor G. K.…

Melissa Bair

Media Outlets Cover Mimi Bair’s Arrival at McGuireWoods Consulting from U.S. House of Representatives

Politico and Global Legal Chronicle covered the news that Mimi Bair has joined McGuireWoods Consulti…

Melissa Bair

Mimi Bair, Formerly Senior House Legislative Staffer for Budget Committee Chairman, Joins McGuireWoods Consulting in D.C.

Ms. Bair was senior staffer to three House members, most recently Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Ar…

What’s on The Table for Budget Reconciliation?

On Jan. 16, 2025, a 51-page document attributed to the House Budget Committee was released with poli…

Budget Reconciliation Explained

Republicans in Congress want to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda through the budget reconciliati…

Impounding Congressionally Appropriated Funds

On Jan. 21, 2025, during the Senate Budget Committee’s hearing to consider the nomination of Russ Vo…

America First Trade Policy Executive Order Targets Unfair Practices, U.S. Relationships

On Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump signed numerous executive orders (EO), including the America First…

Energy & Sustainability

Trump’s First-Day Executive Orders a Mixed Bag for Energy Sectors

In his first days in office, President Donald Trump issued several executive orders and presidential…

MWC’s Stephanie Kennan Publishes Article on Likely Health Policy Changes in Second Trump Administration

On Nov, 18, 2024, DOTmed HealthCareBusiness News published an article by McGuireWoods Consulting sen…

Numerous National Media Quote MWC’s Stephanie Kennan on Trump Administration Healthcare Policy Implications

USA Today: How a Trump presidency may reshape health policy On Nov. 13, 2024, USA Today quoted McGui…

The Florida-fication of Washington: McGuireWoods Consulting Strategically Positioned for Trump’s Second Term

McGuireWoods Consulting’s teams in Washington, D.C, and Florida, are uniquely positioned to assist b…

McGuireWoods Consulting Celebrates Congressman G. K. Butterfield in Highway and Train Station Dedications

On Oct. 23 and 24, McGuireWoods Consulting joined in honoring former Congressman G. K. Butterfield,…

Politico Quotes McGuireWoods Consulting’s Ryan Bernstein on Presidential Campaign Energy Policy Messaging

On September 11, 2024, McGuireWoods Consulting senior vice president Ryan Bernstein was cited by Pol…

Understanding Medicare’s Negotiated Drug Prices: What Are The Real Savings?

In mid-August, the Biden administration announced it had completed negotiations for the first 10 dru…

BIOSECURE Act: U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Ban Business with Chinese Biotech Firms

On September 9, 2024, the House of Representatives passed the BIOSECURE Act by 306 to 81 votes. The…

How the Inflation Reduction Act Is Affecting Medicare Part D Drug Costs

In an ironic move, it’s likely that Medicare Part D insurance premiums will rise next year even as a…

Rejecting a Psychedelic Drug for PTSD Treatment: Why and What’s Next

A revolution in the use of psychedelic drugs to treat mental health issues experienced a setback in…

McGuireWoods Consulting’s Jeff Barnhart Honored With 2024 Atkinson-Payne Pro Bono Award, Firm Celebrates Commitment to Local Advocacy

McGuireWoods Consulting's senior vice president Jeff Barnhart was honored this summer with MWC’s Atk…

Clayton Cox

McGuireWoods Consulting’s Clayton Cox quoted in Financial Times

President Joe Biden’s historic decision to step away from the Democratic nomination and back Vice Pr…

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Washington Healthcare Update

This Week in Washington: Senate Appropriations Committee reports FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education and Rel…

How Site-Neutral Payment Reform Divides Policymakers and Hospitals

“Site-neutral” is a short name for a proposal that has bipartisan interest in Congress, but is being…

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Washington Healthcare Update

This Week in Washington: HHS announces reorganization of health technology offices; House recesses e…

CMS Finalizes Rule to Prevent Blocking of Electronic Health Information

On June 24, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the Nationa…

Clayton Cox

McGuireWoods Consulting's Clayton Cox Appointed to 2024 Democratic National Committee Platform Committee

Clayton Cox, vice president on McGuireWoods Consulting's federal public affairs team, has been appoi…

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Washington Healthcare Update

This Week in Washington: President releases FY2025 Budget; House Energy and Commerce Committee Healt…

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Washington Healthcare Update

This Week in Washington: Congress passes six appropriations bills including skinny health package; H…

Stephanie Kennan Recognized in Mondaq's Thought Leadership Awards

McGuireWoods Consulting Senior Vice President Stephanie Kennan has been named by professional servic…

Mohib and Bernstein Named 2020 Top Lobbyists by The Hill