View of Employee Ownership from the Hill covers some reasons to be excited about employee ownership, including the Employee Ownership Fellowship Program, the Employee Ownership Award and First Professorship in Employee Ownership, and the Curriculum Library on Employee Ownership (CLEO). It notes that there have not been any negative ESOP proposals in the Obama budget and no recent indications of negative legislation. However, it also discusses the work that still needs to be done to get Washington to include employee ownership in the public policy conversation:

It just goes to show that we still have far to go. Yes, there are many great projects focusing on employee ownership in the works and we are proud of what we have accomplished so far, but making in roads with members of Congress, their staffs, and thought leaders of national media, academia, and think tanks is still a challenge this community needs to focus on.