Frank M. Cushing

Partner

Mr. Frank M. Cushing recently joined Oldaker, Belair and Wittie and the National Group, after serving in senior positions for more than three decades in the House of Representatives, the United States Senate, and the Washington, D.C. business community. In the House, Mr. Cushing was named the twelfth Clerk and Staff Director of the Appropriations Committee since the Committee’s creation in 1865. He previously served as the clerk/staff director of the House Veterans, Housing, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee and the Senate Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. In the Senate, he also served as Staff Director of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Mr. Cushing has served as a corporate vice president for a Fortune 50 integrated energy firm and, prior to his appointment as staff director of the House Appropriations Committee, was a partner in an appropriations-focused consulting firm. Mr. Cushing is widely regarded as one of the most knowledgeable and experienced individuals in Washington concerning the Congressional appropriations and federal budget processes.