Boehner, McCarthy-Tied Lobbyists See Chances in Divided Congress

Law firm lobbying operations see a Republican-led House and Democratic-controlled Senate cooperating on enough legislation next year to keep corporate clients investing in Washington.

Both chambers must agree on funding the government, extending the debt ceiling and approving a defense authorization bill, all of which have downstream effects on business clients, said former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), now a private sector adviser for Squire Patton Boggs.

“Finding consensus on Capitol Hill when I was speaker was difficult, and it’s even more difficult today,” Boehner said in an interview. “But there are some things that have to get done. ...