In DC Dynamics episode 11: 2022 Midterm election preview, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, is joined by WCEY colleague Adam Francis and Kristi Kennedy, with EY's Office of Public Policy, to discuss the upcoming midterm election and how the outcome will influence the lame-duck session and chart the course for tax policy and other issues in 2023 and 2024. 

In DC Dynamics episode 10: The 9 lives of Build Back Better, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, discusses how the mostly-dead Build Back Better reconciliation bill rose from the ashes like a phoenix and made it over the finish line finally as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

In DC Dynamics episode 9: Out in the street — the latest on retirement policy, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, and Washington Council EY colleague, Dave Koshgarian, discuss the latest retirement and pension policy developments, including the recent passage by the House of SECURE 2.0, which is now awaiting Senate action. The legislation promotes the creation of retirement plans by small businesses and encourages their employees to participate— all with the goal of helping hardworking Americans save for retirement.

In DC Dynamics episode 8: Which way is up, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, interviews colleague, Rebecca Burch, to examine the intersection of US and international tax policy, specifically, how the US and US-based multinational companies will be treated under the OECD two-pillared global tax agreement, which is very connected to the currently stalled Build Back Better Act (BBBA). 

In DC Dynamics episode 6: Building Back Better in 2022, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, provides an end-of-year update on the Build Back Better Act, discusses Senator Manchin's concerns with the bill, and responses from the White House and Senate Majority Leader Schumer to Senator Manchin's remarks. 

In episode 5 of DC Dynamics: Plugging In, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's (WCEY) managing partner, provides an update on the Build Back Better Act and discusses the behind-the-scenes reconciliation process known as the "Byrd Bath." In addition, Ray is joined by EY partner Ryan Abraham for a deep dive into the Build Back Better Act's energy tax incentives-- and the backstory of how lawmakers are taking a hybrid approach to address the differences between House and Senate energy proposals. From renewable electricity to renewable fuels and incentives for electric vehicles, Ryan digs in to all the proposals on the table that lawmakers hope will help combat climate change. 

In episode 4 of DC Dynamics: Landing the Plane, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, discusses the House passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the ongoing negotiations of the reconciliation bill! Fasten your seatbelts, we may be coming in for a bumpy landing! 

In episode 3 of DC Dynamics, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, discusses the ongoing Congressional negotiations on the budget reconciliation bill that encompasses much of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.

Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, hosts "DC Dynamics," a podcast about what’s coming up in US tax policy, with a look to the past as our guide. DC Dynamics takes a high-level look at current developments and puts them into political and policy context. Heather Meade, who leads the WCEY health team, joins Episode 2 to discuss the Build Back Better plan, Reconciliation, and what lies ahead on the health care landscape.