- Assisting various clients across multiple business sectors in securing CARES Act and other federal funding during the COVID-19 pandemic and Operation Warp Speed.
- Helped develop administration positions on many facets of domestic policy and communicated those positions to the legislative branch through coordination with the White House, agencies, and external stakeholders.
- Guided nominees through the Senate confirmation process.
- Secured placement of a client as a witness in a Senate hearing and prepared the client and the client’s testimony.
- Served as the co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Legislative Directors’ group.
- Supervised Senator John Thune’s legislative staff and assisted him in his role as a senior member of the Finance; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committees.
- Served as Senator Thune’s primary health care policy advisor during consideration of the Affordable Care Act and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; authored provisions on data transparency and telemedicine.
Counsel,
- Phone: 202.239.3229
- Email: jane.lucas@alston.com
Jane brings more than a decade of federal government service, including senior positions in the White House, Department of Health and Human Services, and Senate leadership, to solve clients' needs. She draws on a breadth of legislative and regulatory knowledge when assisting clients with legislative strategy and navigating the Legislative and Executive Branches.