Ben is the head of the CCL government relations team in Washington D.C. and in his role, he works to the advance the policy goals of CCL in Congress. Ben has worked for over 20 years in Washington both as Congressional staff and as a government relations professional. For several years, Ben served on the legislative staff of Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM). Most recently, he was Senior Vice President, Policy and Legislative Affairs for a national trade association. Ben has worked in a wide range of policy areas including taxes, natural resources, agriculture and national security. He has successfully advanced standalone legislation as well as provisions in annual appropriations bills, tax extender legislation, and farm bills. He has also worked extensively with federal agencies and worked on numerous federal regulations.
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(0:00) Intro & Updates
(6:33) Volunteer Forums Q&A w/ Debbie Chang
(12:34) October CCL Actions
(16:06) Ben Pendergrass Speaker
(23:44) Q&A Discussion
(42:49) Conclusion & Wrap-up
October Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet
Preparing for Lobby Day Training: https://cclusa.org/preparing-for-lobby-day
Pre-Call Video: https://vimeo.com/873841799
CCL Training: Planning Your March Drop-off Member Of Congress's Local Office
Karina Ramirez and Drew Eyerly | March 2024 Monthly Speakers | Citizens' Climate Lobby
CCL Training: New Research on the Benefits from the BIG WIRES Act
CCL Training: Crafting Impactful Conservative Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor
There's Something Funny About Climate Change
Sam Daley-Harris | February 2024 Monthly Meeting | Citizens' Climate Lobby
CCL Training: What Happened At COP28?
CCL Training: 2024 Media Opportunities
CCL Training: 2024 Farm Bill Legislative Overview
CCL Podcast Celebrates Climate Change Bipartisan Progress
Clean Energy Transition AMA w/ Dr. Jesse Jenkins
CCL Training: 2024 Election Engagement- Helping Climate Voters Elect Climate Champions
#CCL2023 Fall Conference Opening & Welcome Keynote w/ Van Jones
Flannery Winchester + Brett Cease | Jan. 24 Monthly Speakers | CCL Policy Roadmap & Chapter Planning
CCL Training: Developing Your Chapter’s 2024 Action Plan
CCL Training: Comparing the new Carbon Border Adjustment and Tariff Bills
Climate Change Good News
CCL Training: What’s in the Fifth National Climate Assessment Report?
Amanda Ripley | December 2023 Monthly Speaker | Author and Investigative Journalist
CCL Training: 2023 End of Year Media Opportunities
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