CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1151, a deeming resolution that establishes an overall Federal discretionary spending limit at $1.6 trillion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 for the purposes of House Appropriations Committee action on FY 2023 appropriations bills. This resolution is not binding upon the Senate. The House Appropriations Committee released […]
Penn Hill Group is pleased to announce the addition of Elyse Wasch as Vice President. Wasch joins Penn Hill Group from Capitol Hill, where she most recently served as Legislative Director and Deputy Chief of Staff for Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) for nearly 17 years. During her more than 27-year career on Capitol Hill, Wasch […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the Federal government funded through March 11. On a 14-8 vote, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted to advance the nomination of Glenna […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Spring intern, Madeleine Furlow. Maddy is currently a Junior at Indiana University majoring in Law & Public Policy and minoring in Russian language. See below to learn about all that she brings to the Penn Hill Group team! Why did you decide to spend a semester in DC? I decided to […]
Penn Hill Group is thrilled to enter 2022 with an expanded team featuring additional expertise and capacity. The past two years have demonstrated how critical education and workforce issues are to our nation’s prosperity and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. We have seen significant Federal investments in education occur in response to the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Fall interns, Anthony Alas, Maurice Cates and Chris Garcia. Anthony is currently a Senior at Arizona State University (ASU) majoring in Political Science. Maurice is a current Senior at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) where he majors in Political Science. Chris is a Senior at the University of Pennsylvania […]
Penn Hill Group is conducting a search for a proven, results-oriented leader to serve as President and CEO of the Knowledge Alliance and Senior Advisor to Penn Hill Group. This position reports to the Knowledge Alliance Board of Directors and Penn Hill Group leadership. Knowledge Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan organization focused on learning and […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Summer interns, Julia Brickfield and Claire McCloud. Julia is a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is pursuing a major in Political Science and an Economics minor. Claire is entering her senior year at Wellesley College with a double major in Sociology and Education Studies. See our interviews […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE This week, House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro released the Subcommittee allocations (which are known as 302(b)s) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 House appropriations bills. The full House Appropriations Committee subsequently approved these allocations. The House Appropriations Committee […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE Several news outlets have reported that Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is holding up the nomination of James Kvaal to be Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). ED Secretary Cardona testified before the House Education and Labor […]
