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Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

The Relationship between Congress and the Executive Branch

May 17, 2017

The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. This daylong conference will feature plenary panels, addresses, and breakout panels on topics such as “The Unitary Executive,” “Chevron Deference,” and “Congressional Oversight of Voting Rights.”

The Conference will begin with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and end with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney and a reception.

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9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Opening Address by Senator Mike Lee

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

Topics: Article I Initiative • Federalism • Separation of Powers • Federalism & Separation of Powers
Grand Ballroom
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with this opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This address at the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

  • Hon. Mike Lee, United States Senate, Utah
  • Introduction: Mr. Dean A. Reuter, General Counsel, Vice President & Director of Practice Groups, The Federalist Society

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

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9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
What is Congress Doing to Reassert its Power Over Agencies?

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

Topics: Article I Initiative • Separation of Powers • Federalism & Separation of Powers
Grand Ballroom
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

  • Hon. Todd F. Gaziano, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Law and Executive Director of Pacific Legal Foundation's DC Center 
  • Hon. David M. McIntosh, President, Club for Growth and Vice Chairman, The Federalist Society
  • Prof. David C. Vladeck, A.B. Chettle Chair in Civil Procedure, Georgetown University Law Center 
  • Moderator: Mr. Stuart S. Taylor, Jr., Contributing Editor, National Journal

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Speakers

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
The Unitary Executive through Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

Topics: Separation of Powers • Federalism & Separation of Powers
East Room
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

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  • Mr. Neil Eggleston, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School 
  • Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, Of Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton
  • Moderator: Mr. Benjamin Wittes, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

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10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Influence of Individual Members of Congress on Agencies

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

Topics: Article I Initiative • Separation of Powers • Federalism & Separation of Powers
Palm Court Ballroom
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

  • Hon. James C. Miller, III, Senior Advisor, Husch Blackwell LLP
  • Mr. Alan C. Raul, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
  • Mr. Zachary I. Schram, Oversight Counsel, United States Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 
  • Moderator: Hon. Kathleen S. Casey, Senior Advisor, Patomak Global Partners

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Speakers

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Congressional Oversight of Voting Rights

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

Topics: Article I Initiative • Election Law • Separation of Powers • Federalism & Separation of Powers
Senate Room
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

  • Mr. Adam Ambrogi, Program Director, Elections, Democracy Fund Voice
  • Mr. Robert Popper, Senior Attorney and Director, Election Integrity Project, Judicial Watch
  • Mr. Robert A. Sensenbrenner, General Counsel, Committee on House Administration
  • Mr. John Tanner, Former Chief, United States Department of Justice Voting Section
  • Moderator: Mr. Will Consovoy, Partner, Consovoy McCarthy Park PLLC

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Speakers

12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Is the Modern Congress Doing More Harm Than Good?

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

Topics: Article I Initiative • Separation of Powers • Federalism & Separation of Powers
Grand Ballroom
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

  • Prof. Lisa Heinzerling, Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center 
  • Mr. Matthew Spalding,  Associate Vice President and Dean for Educational Programs, Hillsdale College
  • Mr. Adam J. White, Research Fellow, The Hoover Institution and Adjunct Professor, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University 
  • Ms. Elizabeth B. Wydra, President, Constitutional Accountability Center
  • Moderator: Mr. Dean A. Reuter, General Counsel, Vice President & Director of Practice Groups, The Federalist Society

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Speakers

2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Judicial Deference and Congressional Action

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

Topics: Article I Initiative • Separation of Powers • Supreme Court • Federalism & Separation of Powers
East Room
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

  • Hon. Ronald A. Cass, Dean Emeritus, Boston University School of Law and President, Cass & Associates, PC 
  • Prof. John O. McGinnis, George C. Dix Professor in Constitutional Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Prof. Richard Pierce, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School
  • Mr. M. Edward Whelan, President, Ethics and Public Policy Center 
  • Moderator: Hon. Thomas B. Griffith, United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Speakers

2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
The Barriers to the American Innovation Economy

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

Topics: Administrative Law & Regulation • Law & Economics • Separation of Powers
Palm Court Ballroom
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with this opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

  • Ms. Sally Greenberg, Executive Director, National Consumers League 
  • Mr. Robert Fisher, Senior Vice President, Federal Government Relations, Verizon 
  • Mr. Abbott "Tad" Lipsky, Acting Director of Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission 
  • Mr. Bret Swanson, Visiting Fellow, Center for Internet, Communications, and Technology, American Enterprise Institute
  • Moderator: Hon. Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

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4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Keynote Address by Mick Mulvaney

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

Topics: Separation of Powers • Federalism & Separation of Powers
Grand Ballroom
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with this closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney. 

The 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

  • Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director, Office of Management and Budget
  • Introduction: Hon. David M. McIntosh, President, Club for Growth and Vice Chairman, The Federalist Society

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Speakers

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