ross brennan

biography

Ross comes to the CPC Center after serving seven years on Capitol Hill for the House of Representatives. Most recently, he was the Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-RI), a CPC Vice-Chair and Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee. In this role, Ross also served as the office liaison to the CPC. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Wheaton College (MA) in Political Science, a Master’s of Arts in Defense and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College, and is pursuing a Master's of Science in Labor Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst's Union Leadership and Activism program.

publications

1. Brennan, Ross. “From Programs to People: The FY2024 Appropriations Process.” Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, July 27, 2023.

2. Brennan, Ross. “Show Me the Money: A Timeline of Key Steps in the Appropriations Process.” Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, February 8, 2023.

3. Brennan, Ross. “Deconstructing the Dais: House Committees in the 117th Congress.” Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, December 7, 2022.

4. Brennan, Ross, Margaret Poydock, and Vaibhav Vijay. “State of the Unions: State-by-State Analysis of Increased Workload at the National Labor Relations Board.” Congressional Progressive Caucus Center & Economic Policy Institute, November 17, 2022.

5. Brennan, Ross. “FY23 Appropriations Explainer.” Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, July 12, 2022.

6. Brennan, Ross. “Legislation or Consolidation: Key Proposals for Antitrust Enforcement in the Digital Economy.” Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, July 5, 2022.

7. Brennan, Ross. “From Complaints to Contracts: Funding for the National Labor Relations Board.” Progressive Caucus Action Fund, June 8, 2022.

8. Brennan, Ross. “Don’t Trade On Me: Proposals to Reform Congressional Stock Ownership.” Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, April 25, 2022.

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