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We know more American companies require speed, results, and responsiveness from policymakers. With a growing expectation for more businesses, both large and small, to engage in an array of serious issues, our group works to bring together the largest policymakers and the experts in the tech industry. We help your business achieve these goals with services such as workforce development, data protection, entrepreneurial startups, and protection for cyber and intellectual property. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ffc7fd6fcd2563393954cd4/1611674720480-SR5HBTSSL98EVVRKGGQ5/SPG-Energy-Environment.png Policy Areas - Energy & Environment Our energy and environmental policy experts have 35 years of collective experience. We have worked with policymakers at federal and state levels to implement policies that encourage the research, development and deployment of green technologies. We have especially strong experience in renewable power generation, fuels, recycling, and transportation technologies. We guide our clients in the green tech world by tracking policy, analyzing, and developing legislation, federal program opportunities, and solicitations. Our primary goal is to position clients as thought leaders before the U.S. Congress, state legislatures, and federal and state regulatory agencies. We also extend our clients’ capabilities by encouraging alignments with like-minded associations, coalitions, and non-governmental organizations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ffc7fd6fcd2563393954cd4/1611674771390-0UG5J485K3VKOTS3AZMC/SPG-Transportation-Infrastructure.png Policy Areas - Transportation & Infrastructure We understand how the expansion and maintenance of both physical and digital infrastructure challenges our state and federal governments to create policies to address increased demand. 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We understand the process of building support for these requests and have successfully implemented appropriations campaigns for many educational, healthcare, infrastructure, institutional, and environmental clients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ffc7fd6fcd2563393954cd4/1611674734725-ES2ZZ9PMNOT4HZIPVWFV/SPG-Financial-Services.png Policy Areas - Financial Services SPG has represented clients across the financial services industry from credit unions, community banks, and private equity to fintech startups, insurance companies, and mortgage lenders. Our knowledge and expertise comes from working directly on the key pieces of legislation that govern the industry from the Dodd-Frank Act to Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to the Grimm-Waters Act. SPG has a presence on Capitol Hill and is known within the Financial Services, Banking, Ways and Means, and Finance committees. 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