ABOUT THE BALANCING ACT PROJECT
The Balancing Act Project is aimed at getting our government back in balance.
The Balancing Act Project - or BAP - advances a national conversation centered on the need for Congress to provide final approval for significant federal agency regulations that impact American industries and their consumers; thereby returning the final say to the people and resetting the relationship between the branches of government.
The BAP serves as a convener of disparate industry stakeholders and consumers to drive the message of rebalancing reform, and work to solve the problem. Until now, there has been no unifying organization designed to effectuate meaningful change.
The BAP is led by top policy, communications, legal, and research experts who together will tell the full story of the problem and drive results.
Our government’s been thrown out of balance. American families have been trapped in a regulatory whipsaw where political parties seek to deliver through the regulatory process what they are unable to accomplish through legislation. Our leaders should answer to those who elect them–We the People. But more and more, decisions that affect every American citizen, and business are shifted away from elected leaders to unelected bureaucrats or courts who don’t answer to the People.
The Balancing Act Project supports legislation that would restore equilibrium to the regulatory process by ensuring the People’s voice in the interpretation of major regulatory proposals.
While the Congressional Review Act - CRA - currently provides a limited check on such proposals, the BAP aims to reset the relationship between the branches of government.
This check on regulatory power would strike a balance between those accountable to the People, and the expertise of federal regulators.
Putting our government back into balance will serve the economic well-being of our nation. A balanced government ensures decisions are made with the consent of the People, certainty is established for American industries to ensure their growth, and unnecessary and inflationary costs are not passed down to consumers.
A balanced regulatory system will unleash innovative industries and higher wages, thereby reviving opportunity, prosperity, and freedom.
Driving Rebalancing Reform
Returning the final say in regulations to the People and resetting the relationship between the branches of government.
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Stakeholders and industry leaders for regulatory reform.
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Messaging, content, and buzz to inspire change.
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The imbalance and shape the narrative of the Balancing of Power Act.
Led by top policy, communication,
legal and research experts
In 2000, Keith started Nahigian Strategies to give growing organizations access to a wide range of public relations, media and creative solutions for companies and organizations ranging from small start-up businesses and nonprofits to multinational corporations.
Keith believes that every organization has a story to tell. When the story is told well and strategically, that organization will be better equipped to reach its goals.
A 27-year veteran with top-level experience advising, designing, and managing some of the largest campaigns in US history, Keith has worked for governors, members of Congress, and served in the White House under the first Bush Administration. His work has taken him around the world to dozens of countries and almost every state in the nation. Among other roles, Keith has served as Special Assistant to the Vice President of the United States, Special Assistant to the Governor of New Jersey, consultant to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), consultant with top-secret security clearance to national security agencies, and campaign manager to Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in the 2012 presidential campaign.
Among his many career achievements, Keith has worked for six presidential campaigns, managed the messaging priorities for HHS at the request of the Secretary, and orchestrated both the Medicare Part D prescription drug enrollment campaign and the HHS Prevention and Value Driven campaign.
Keith has significant experience working with the media and has been a frequent source of commentary for national news outlets, including the Washington Post, New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, ABC, CNN, NBC, CBS, Fox News, NPR, and others.
Keith is married to his wife Courtney and holds a B.A. in History from the College of Wooster.
Ken has spent more than two decades working at the highest levels of national policy and communications. He serves as the policy translator for Nahigian Strategies' communications strategies to ensure that complex issues in areas such as healthcare, transportation, technology, homeland security, and many others, are understandable and actionable for clients’ intended audience(s).
Prior to joining Nahigian Strategies, Ken served as Chief Counsel and Deputy Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee where he served under then-Chairman Ted Stevens of Alaska. Ken also served under Committee Chairman John McCain. Ken joined the Committee after serving as an attorney in the Issues and Appeals Division of the law firm Jones Day, and also as Senior Law Clerk to the Honorable Donald Ivers on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims.
Ken is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and Capital Law School in Columbus, Ohio. He is a proud-native of Cleveland, Ohio, and he is married with two teenage children.
Danielle Hagen is a media and communications strategist that has extensive experience in designing and implementing award-winning media relations programs for local, regional and national public relations campaigns.
Leading Nahigian Strategies’ communications division, Danielle has served as an advisor and spokeswoman for private and public sector clients, and elected officials.
Danielle has vast experience in the consumer product, safety, healthcare, political, hospitality, tourism, and technology industries, and has counseled top-tier Fortune 100 brands. Her client work has been featured in media outlets, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, USA Today, and Washington Post, to name a few.
In addition to her public relations career, Danielle taught public relations and effective public speaking at the University of Cincinnati, where she also earned her B.A. and M.A. in communications. Danielle was honored in 2014 by the University of Cincinnati as one of 50 Communications Champions to graduate from the institution. Washington Women in Public Relations named Danielle as their 2014 Emerging Leader — an award given to PR practitioners under 30 who are making significant advancements in the public relations field.
She currently is a national instructor for Elect Her — the only program in the country that encourages and trains college women to run for student government and future political office.
The time to join is now
In 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of federal agencies to interpret the intent Congress in agency. This will give businesses impacted by regulations the power to challenge decisions affecting every American citizen and businesses through their elected representatives.
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