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That respect, coupled with an ability to craft a well-honed, clear message for and on behalf of clients means the Federal Policy Group is heard both inside and outside the Beltway.
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June 14, 2021
ProPublica Tax Data Leak Sparks Governmentwide Probe, Tax Notes
..."The individual or individuals responsible for the leak could face harsh consequences, said Kenneth J. of the Federal Policy Group LLP."...
March 13, 2021 - Boston Globe
COVID rescue package gives failing pension plans a $86 billion bailout, stirring hope and criticisms
...The $86 billion price tag for doing so — an estimate provided by the CBO — could also change. Aharon Friedman, a former longtime senior tax counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee, said he believes it’s likely to creep higher should other plans in the future qualify for aid....
You set up a precedent that we’re providing a bailout where employers aren’t responsible, not even for a penny,” Friedman said. On top of that, the plans could then be incentivized to be aggressive, if not irresponsible, in how they invest their money, he said. “We’re going to take a lot of risks. And if things don’t improve, the government will send us a check.”
February 22, 2021
The Deduction, a Tax Foundation Podcast
Tax Foundation President Scott Hodge interviews Ken Kies, former Chief of Staff for the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) from 1995 to 1998.
November 24, 2020
Tax Foundation interview with Ken Kies, former Chief of Staff for the Joint Committee on Taxation.
October 2016 – The Hill – Top Lobbyists 2016: Hired Guns
Ken Kies, Federal Policy Group
The tax policy guru has been in the trenches during a more than three-decade career in Washington; he’s likely to be in high demand as Congress eyes action on tax reform.
ProPublica Tax Data Leak Sparks Governmentwide Probe, Tax Notes
..."The individual or individuals responsible for the leak could face harsh consequences, said Kenneth J. of the Federal Policy Group LLP."...
March 13, 2021 - Boston Globe
COVID rescue package gives failing pension plans a $86 billion bailout, stirring hope and criticisms
...The $86 billion price tag for doing so — an estimate provided by the CBO — could also change. Aharon Friedman, a former longtime senior tax counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee, said he believes it’s likely to creep higher should other plans in the future qualify for aid....
You set up a precedent that we’re providing a bailout where employers aren’t responsible, not even for a penny,” Friedman said. On top of that, the plans could then be incentivized to be aggressive, if not irresponsible, in how they invest their money, he said. “We’re going to take a lot of risks. And if things don’t improve, the government will send us a check.”
February 22, 2021
The Deduction, a Tax Foundation Podcast
Tax Foundation President Scott Hodge interviews Ken Kies, former Chief of Staff for the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) from 1995 to 1998.
November 24, 2020
Tax Foundation interview with Ken Kies, former Chief of Staff for the Joint Committee on Taxation.
October 2016 – The Hill – Top Lobbyists 2016: Hired Guns
Ken Kies, Federal Policy Group
The tax policy guru has been in the trenches during a more than three-decade career in Washington; he’s likely to be in high demand as Congress eyes action on tax reform.
October 9, 2013 - Politico
'Gucci Gulch': Go-to on tax reform
...Ken Kies, who makes an appearance in the book as a GOP tax aide delivering a blow to then-House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D-Ill.), said the book serves today as a manual for lobbyists looking to ensure that their favored break survives any rewrite.
“There are certainly some lessons to be learned from those who didn’t respond quick enough because they thought this wasn’t a serious exercise, and they found themselves on the short end of the stick in the end,” said Kies, now a partner at the Federal Policy Group....
October 2011 - The Wealth Channel.
Ken Kies addresses the real threat of the debt crisis by questioning the future effectiveness of some components of the Budget Control Act.
'Gucci Gulch': Go-to on tax reform
...Ken Kies, who makes an appearance in the book as a GOP tax aide delivering a blow to then-House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D-Ill.), said the book serves today as a manual for lobbyists looking to ensure that their favored break survives any rewrite.
“There are certainly some lessons to be learned from those who didn’t respond quick enough because they thought this wasn’t a serious exercise, and they found themselves on the short end of the stick in the end,” said Kies, now a partner at the Federal Policy Group....
October 2011 - The Wealth Channel.
Ken Kies addresses the real threat of the debt crisis by questioning the future effectiveness of some components of the Budget Control Act.
December 2010 - Financial Management Network.
In this appearance on Financial Management Network, Ken Kies summarizes the recent tax action that took place on Capitol Hill in December, 2010. He also makes predictions on how key economic and tax issues will play out in the future.
June 2007 – Washingtonian.
Hired Guns. Their weapons now are Blackberries and cell phones. But connections, savvy, and fundraising clout are still the keys to the influence wielded by the city's 50 top lobbyists…
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September 29, 1998 – The New York Times.
The Business of Persuasion Thrives in Nation's Capital. While the rest of Washington was obsessing over the President's sex scandal, Mr. Andrews and dozens of other business lobbyists were working on bankruptcy legislation that passed the Senate on Wednesday…
Ari Fleischer, an aide to Archer, added: "There are scores of top-notch lobbyists who have relationships but who don't have the great knowledge to go beyond a handshake. Ken Kies is an exception. He's a well-respected expert on tax law and he came to be one of the Hill's most admired strategists." ...
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September 29, 1997 – Fortune.
Washington's Most Dangerous Bureaucrats. If you thought Uncle Sam was lightening up, think again. Regulators and mandaters are alive and well along the Potomac. And horrors! Some are even Republicans…
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October 1989 – Business Month.
The Great Cellular Caper. They may not know it yet. But those high-stepping executives with cellular phones cupped to their ears, racing through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, stalled on the freeways of Los Angeles, or lifting off from New York's 34th Street Heliport, were badly burned last July…
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Hired Guns. Their weapons now are Blackberries and cell phones. But connections, savvy, and fundraising clout are still the keys to the influence wielded by the city's 50 top lobbyists…
Read the full story
September 29, 1998 – The New York Times.
The Business of Persuasion Thrives in Nation's Capital. While the rest of Washington was obsessing over the President's sex scandal, Mr. Andrews and dozens of other business lobbyists were working on bankruptcy legislation that passed the Senate on Wednesday…
Ari Fleischer, an aide to Archer, added: "There are scores of top-notch lobbyists who have relationships but who don't have the great knowledge to go beyond a handshake. Ken Kies is an exception. He's a well-respected expert on tax law and he came to be one of the Hill's most admired strategists." ...
Read the full story
September 29, 1997 – Fortune.
Washington's Most Dangerous Bureaucrats. If you thought Uncle Sam was lightening up, think again. Regulators and mandaters are alive and well along the Potomac. And horrors! Some are even Republicans…
Read the full story
October 1989 – Business Month.
The Great Cellular Caper. They may not know it yet. But those high-stepping executives with cellular phones cupped to their ears, racing through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, stalled on the freeways of Los Angeles, or lifting off from New York's 34th Street Heliport, were badly burned last July…
Read the full story
FPG Publications
February 10, 2022, Bloomberg Tax
Aharon Friedman, OECD Tax Revamp Should Not Forget China (with Stephen Miran)
July 18, 2021, Wall Street Journal.
Aharon Friedman, The Inflation Tax on Capital (with Stephen Miran)
June 8, 2021, National Review
Aharon Friedman, The Biden Administration's Global Tax Imperialism (with Josh Rauh)
June 8, 2021, National Review
Aharon Friedman, The Biden Administration's Global Tax Conspiracy (with Josh Rauh)
Ken Kies
April 28, 2019 - The Hill.
'Congress' worst tax idea ever'? Hardly.
May 2009 – Tax Notes.
The Obama Budget, 2019, and the Impending Fiscal Nuclear Winter. You have read this story before. More than likely, you have read it so often that while the conclusion holds the same fascination as a roadside car wreck, you have become just as detached as if you were driving past…
Read the full story
July 2008 – Developments OP-ED.
The Rising Storm. The silver tsunami of retiring baby boomers officially began last fall and because the United States has not prepared, we could soon face the greatest realignment of fiscal policy in the nation’s history…
Read the full story
September 10, 2007 – Tax Notes.
A Perfect Experiment: ‘Deferral’ And the U.S. Shipping Industry. A great body of academic and think-tank literature has discussed the impact on the domestic economy of our tax law's general rule of 'deferral,' that is, the principle under which U.S. multinational corporations are not taxed on overseas profits until those amounts are brought back to the United States…
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June 28, 2006 – The Wall Street Journal.
Our Taxed Expats. Suppose you are trying to come up with ways to change U.S. tax law to make American business less competitive in the global economy…
(with Newt Gingrich)
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February 28, 2005 – Tax Notes.
A Perfectly Good Model for Social Security Reform. White House officials have stressed that President Bush has not settled on all the specifics of a Social Security reform proposal…
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Aharon Friedman, OECD Tax Revamp Should Not Forget China (with Stephen Miran)
July 18, 2021, Wall Street Journal.
Aharon Friedman, The Inflation Tax on Capital (with Stephen Miran)
June 8, 2021, National Review
Aharon Friedman, The Biden Administration's Global Tax Imperialism (with Josh Rauh)
June 8, 2021, National Review
Aharon Friedman, The Biden Administration's Global Tax Conspiracy (with Josh Rauh)
Ken Kies
April 28, 2019 - The Hill.
'Congress' worst tax idea ever'? Hardly.
May 2009 – Tax Notes.
The Obama Budget, 2019, and the Impending Fiscal Nuclear Winter. You have read this story before. More than likely, you have read it so often that while the conclusion holds the same fascination as a roadside car wreck, you have become just as detached as if you were driving past…
Read the full story
July 2008 – Developments OP-ED.
The Rising Storm. The silver tsunami of retiring baby boomers officially began last fall and because the United States has not prepared, we could soon face the greatest realignment of fiscal policy in the nation’s history…
Read the full story
September 10, 2007 – Tax Notes.
A Perfect Experiment: ‘Deferral’ And the U.S. Shipping Industry. A great body of academic and think-tank literature has discussed the impact on the domestic economy of our tax law's general rule of 'deferral,' that is, the principle under which U.S. multinational corporations are not taxed on overseas profits until those amounts are brought back to the United States…
Read the full story
June 28, 2006 – The Wall Street Journal.
Our Taxed Expats. Suppose you are trying to come up with ways to change U.S. tax law to make American business less competitive in the global economy…
(with Newt Gingrich)
Read the full story
February 28, 2005 – Tax Notes.
A Perfectly Good Model for Social Security Reform. White House officials have stressed that President Bush has not settled on all the specifics of a Social Security reform proposal…
Read the full story