Hey Delamain, I need a tool that monitors congressional hearings and alerts me whenever any of our clients or their issues are mentioned, with a summary and recommended next steps.
D
Got it — this is exactly the kind of thing I can build well. Let me ask a few questions to scope it right before I start:
1. Which committees should I monitor?
A
Just the core committees relevant to your practice areas — Finance, HELP, E&C, Armed Services, Energy, T&I, Appropriations✓
All full committees + subcommittees and caucuses — broader net, more noise but catches everythingC
Let me analyze your client portfolio and auto-detect the relevant committees2. How should hearing transcripts be processed?
A
Real-time — parse as hearings happen, alert immediately on client mentionsB
End-of-day — batch process after hearings conclude, deliver clean summaries✓
Both — real-time alerts for high-priority mentions, full summaries end-of-day3. What should the 'recommended next steps' include?
A
High-level — 'Client X was mentioned in Senate Finance hearing, here's why it matters'✓
Actionable — specific outreach recommendations, talking points, and timelineC
Full-service — I draft the memos, schedule the meetings, and prep the talking points4. How should I deliver alerts?
A
Morning email digest with the day's hearing schedule + yesterday's highlightsB
Real-time Slack alerts to practice area channels✓
Both — morning digest plus real-time Slack for urgent mentions1. B — broader coverage
2. C — both real-time and end-of-day
3. B — actionable
4. C — both
D
Perfect. Broad committee coverage, real-time detection with end-of-day summaries, actionable next steps, and both email digest + Slack. Here's what I'm going to build.
10:05 AMLooks great — one thing: make sure Senate Finance and HELP are the highest priority. That's where most of our biopharma clients' issues are moving.
D
Noted — I'll prioritize Senate Finance and HELP at the top of the queue. Real-time alerts will go out immediately for mentions in those two committees, while the others will be batched into the hourly digest.
Starting now. I'll post an update here once I have the first batch of committee schedules ingested.
10:09 AMStarting now. I'll post an update here once I have the first batch of committee schedules ingested.
Perfect. Let me know when it's live.
D
Update: Committee schedules are in. Here's what I found in the first pass:
- 14 committees ingested across Senate and House
- 3 hearings this week with topics directly relevant to client issues
- Senate Finance — Apr 1 hearing on IRA drug pricing implementation: 4 of your biopharma clients are likely to be mentioned
- Senate HELP — Apr 3 markup of telehealth reauthorization bill: 2 clients have active positions
- 12,400 keywords loaded across 23 client portfolios
I'll have the full transcript parser and mention detection live within the hour.
10:47 AM- 14 committees ingested across Senate and House
- 3 hearings this week with topics directly relevant to client issues
- Senate Finance — Apr 1 hearing on IRA drug pricing implementation: 4 of your biopharma clients are likely to be mentioned
- Senate HELP — Apr 3 markup of telehealth reauthorization bill: 2 clients have active positions
- 12,400 keywords loaded across 23 client portfolios
I'll have the full transcript parser and mention detection live within the hour.
