The Daschle Group

WATCH: TDG SVP Joe Hack joined Mike Emanuel on Fox News TV to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s historic picks for key leaders in his second administration including Susie Wiles for WH Chief of Staff, Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State, and Karoline Leavitt for WH Press Secretary. Full clip here: https://lnkd.in/eyiDkDwZ

The Daschle Group team is excited to begin interviewing our next round of interns for the Spring 2025 Semester (Jan-May)! Our paid internship program offers students in the DC area hands-on experience at a bipartisan public policy firm with a front-row seat to a new Congress and White House. Interested students can apply here: https://lnkd.in/eTqFaV2r

The Daschle Group is excited to announce that Senator Daschle and Charlie P. will host The Daschle Group's 2nd Annual Psychedelic Medicine Federal Policy Roundtable, hosted in partnership with the Vogel Group, on January 15th, 2025. This roundtable will discuss psychedelic medicine policy solutions and create a collaborative environment to ensure progress for patients, providers, and manufacturers.?The event is meant for providers, patient advocates, manufacturers, veterans, researchers, funders, and other stakeholders with an active presence on Capitol Hill and in DC.? ? Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and Vogel Group CEO Alex Vogel will join for the first portion of the day to provide their perspectives on the overall political landscape as we enter the 119th Congress and the second Trump Administration. After a 2024 recap and additional insights from?Charlie P. and?Nikhil Dhingra, a facilitated, open discussion on various advocacy and policy topics will follow. Additional special guests will also be announced!? ? Lunch will be provided, along with a light breakfast & coffee.?Like last year, there is no fee to attend.?If you are interested in attending, please fill out this interest form by December 10th: https://lnkd.in/gcjxt9Bj Space is limited; attendees will be notified by December 14th, 2024.?To accommodate as many stakeholder groups as possible this year, a maximum of 2 representatives from each organization may attend.?Please reach out to Charlie P. with any questions.

I would like to share that over the course of the Spring semester, I have completed my internship as a Public Policy Clerk at the The Daschle Group. I would like to thank my boss Charlie P., for wonderful guidance and assistance in this position. Under his leadership, I was able to expand my understanding of private-sector engagement in relations to the government and refined my memo capabilities. I would also like to thank my co-interns Cameron Mays and Grace Teeters, for providing amazing advice and assistance throughout my time at the Daschle Group. I would also like to thank former Senate majority Leader Tom Daschle for being an incredible mentor, providing sage advice and wisdom to the new generation of politicians and policymakers. His passion for public service and care for helping the American people is something I will always carry with me no matter where my future career may take me. I am proud to state I have learned more about the health care and public health, as I worked closely with the Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC alongside our clients, where I assisted on projects relating to Covid-19, influenza, and HIV. Other interest areas I was able to learn about was the geopolitical situations involving China, psychedelics as a frontier treatment for people suffering from mental illnesses, cannabis, and labor. My understanding of Congressional hearings and the purpose they serve in educating the American public and providing a transparent measure for interest group was greatly defined over the course of these months. I got fairly acquainted with the variety of Congressional Committees and Subcommittees offered, especially those on education, labor, health care, and imports and exports. Thank you to the whole Daschle Group Team for the warm welcome, their kindness, and the mentorship they were able to provide. I truly appreciate the value of my time at the Daschle Group and look forward to where I will go next.

After Election Day, TDG President and COO Nathan Daschle appeared on NewsNation’s "Morning in America" alongside Markie Martin and Blake Burman to discuss the results of the 2024 Presidential Election. Nathan emphasized the necessity for Democrats to shift their focus back to important everyday “kitchen table” issues and to reevaluate the Democratic coalition in light of the rightward shift observed in many key constituency groups.

I'm excited to announce that I'll speak at Mental Health America's upcoming Regional Policy Council Meeting titled "Ripples from the Rain: Traumas Visible and Invisible" about the outlook for state & federal psychedelic medicine legislation as we head into 2025. With Election Day behind us, it will be great to discuss opportunities for progress with state lawmakers and MHA affiliates from across the country. Thank you to Debbie Plotnick at Mental Health America for the opportunity!

As Election Day quickly approaches, TDG President & COO Nathan Daschle joined Laura Ingle on NewsNation to discuss the state of play in swing states like Pennsylvania & Michigan and VP Harris’s “incredibly strong” position going into the closing weeks of the 2024 election.

Yesterday, Charlie P. & Grace Teeters participated in the Permitting Council’s inaugural Infrastructure Developers Summit. Charlie & Grace heard from senior officials including the Council’s Executive Director Eric Beightel, National Economic Council Chair Lael Brainard, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small on the future of permitting in America, the importance of community engagement, and the benefits of FAST-41.

Grateful for the opportunity to moderate this important event for the Coalition to Stop Flu. Thanks to everyone who attended and our incredible speakers Rep. Larry Bucshon, M.D., Demetre C Daskalakis, Paul Friedrichs, Maurine Neiman, and Dr. Dianna Abney. If you haven't already, go get your flu shot!

This week, Charlie P. & Grace Teeters hosted Heimdal CEO Marcus Lima for a marathon week of bipartisan meetings with key energy policy leaders in Congress and the Biden Administration. In addition to meetings with 30 Members of Congress and several high-level staff meetings, TDG secured time with National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi and officials from the Treasury Department, Department of Energy, Council on Environmental Quality, and Vice President Kamala Harris’ policy team to discuss the role of direct air capture in the American energy industry.