The next Congress could be more productive than you expect. Here’s what that means for your company | Fortune

A former Senate leadership speechwriter argues the next Congress may prove more legislatively active than business leaders anticipate, based on his experience that the vast majority of Senate votes were predictable well before roll call. David Meadvin, now CEO of advisory firm One Strategy Group and previously a speechwriter for Majority Leader Harry Reid, says companies should prepare for a more productive legislative session rather than assume gridlock. The piece is an opinion analysis rather than a report on a specific bill, vote, or earnings event, and it offers no price targets or market forecasts. Meadvin’s core point is that predictability in Congress is the norm, so executives who plan for legislative movement may be better positioned than those betting on stalemate. What to watch next: whether the incoming Congress’s actual floor schedule and vote counts bear out that expectation.