Majority party coalitions can be hard to manage, but a functioning congressional majority requires both wings of the Republican Party to come together on tough votes to produce at least 218 votes in the House and (most often) 60 votes in the Senate. The conservative House Freedom Caucus has a reputation for “refusing to get to yes” on tough votes. On healthcare, however, they got to yes after negotiations between Rep. Mark Meadows (a key conservative) and Rep. Tom MacArthur (a key moderate) bore fruit. This could be the start of a more smoothly functioning Republican House majority, says Covington’s Gabe Neville. http://bit.ly/2qWeW4G

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Allan Topol is a resident in the firm’s Washington office.  While practicing law with Covington, he has written ten novels of international intrigue and numerous articles dealing with foreign policy issues in The Huffington Post, The New York Times, The Washington Post…

Allan Topol is a resident in the firm’s Washington office.  While practicing law with Covington, he has written ten novels of international intrigue and numerous articles dealing with foreign policy issues in The Huffington Post, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Military.com.

Allan’s law practice has involved extensive civil and criminal litigation, with an emphasis on water, air and major hazardous waste enforcement cases, as well as international environmental law and toxic torts.  He has also advised clients on many of these environmental issues assisting them in dealing with immediate problems as well as developing long term strategies.

In addition, Allan has represented clients in IP and commercial litigation, including patent infringement and contract cases.  He was admitted to the U.S. Patent Office in 1971.

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