Shea McCarthy in STAT News: What Reconciliation Means for Medicare Physician Pay
TRP Partner Shea McCarthy was recently quoted in a STAT News article covering the key health care provisions contained within President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.” Notably, the Energy and Commerce title includes a provision tying Medicare physician payment to inflation beginning in 2026 — a major win for physician advocates. “This is significant to the […]
- May 4, 2016
TRP’s Lamond and Rosenberg Outline the Year Ahead for Roll Call
Read MoreThis morning Roll Call featured an article on the implications of the election and lame duck session for government affairs, featuring insight from Thorn Run's Chris Lamond and Andy Rosenberg. Lamond highlighted a top concern for industry should real estate mogul Donald Trump win the presidency: free trade. "Trade seems to be one of Trump's […]
- May 2, 2016
Rosenstock Analyzes ‘FinTech’ Regulation for Politico’s Morning Money
Read MoreIn this morning's edition of Politico "Morning Money," Thorn Run's Jason Rosenstock provided an in-depth analysis of the effect Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulations intended for small-dollar lenders could have on the emerging financial technology, or FinTech, sector. As Rosenstock explains, given increasing attention from Congress and a pending request-for-information from the Department of the […]
- April 14, 2016
Stuart Chapman Joins Thorn Run Partners
Read MoreFor immediate release: April 15, 2016 Contact: Andrew Rosenberg, (202) 247-6301 Thorn Run Partners (TRP) announced today the addition of lobbyist Stuart Chapman as Partner. A veteran legislative and public affairs strategist with over 15 years of policymaking experience as a senior congressional aide in both the Senate and House of Representatives, Stuart maintains a […]
- April 13, 2016
TRP’s Nels Johnson Talks Portland Housing in The Oregonian
Read MoreThis morning, Portland's major daily newspaper, The Oregonian, published an article on the City Club of Portland's report on housing affordability in the city, featuring comments from Thorn Run's Nels Johnson. Mr. Johnson played an integral role in the drafting of the report and noted that there was a "broad agreement on the underlying issue" of […]
- March 2, 2016
Rosenberg: Obama Lobbying Restrictions Have Negative Impact on Policymaking
Read MoreToday, The Hill published a detailed analysis on the ethics rules introduced by the Obama Administration, including insight from Thorn Run's Andy Rosenberg. The administration has been successful in hiring fewer former lobbyists to executive agency positions, but many in Washington are skeptical of the benefits that policy has supposedly brought about. "I don't think it's been […]
- February 22, 2016
In Politico, Rosenstock Breaks Down Bloomberg’s Presidential Chances
Read MorePolitico this morning featured an article on the chances that former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg could run for, and win, the presidency in 2016. Thorn Run's Jason Rosenstock broke down Bloomberg's appeal, calling him the "middle ground between the populist firebrand that is Sanders and the unpredicatable demagogue that is Trump." Many are skeptical […]
- January 21, 2016
TRP’s Jason Rosenstock Analyzes Political Outlook for DOL Fiduciary Rule Bill in Investment News
Read MoreThis afternoon, Investment News featured analysis from Thorn Run's Jason Rosenstock on a bill sponsored by Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) that would stop a contentious Department of Labor rule related to investment advice from taking effect. Many members of the minority party have opposed the rule, but as Jason states in the article, "Democrats who may […]
- January 12, 2016
Rosenberg to Roll Call: Spending Bills an ‘Opportunity’ in Election Year
Read MoreToday's edition of Roll Call featured insight into the dynamics of election-year policymaking in the halls of Congress, including analysis from Thorn Run's Andy Rosenberg. According to Rosenberg, the push for regular order on spending bills, led by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), will provide more flexibility for legislating than in a typical election year. "[Regular […]
- October 9, 2015
Rosenstock: GOP Chaos Good for Debt Ceiling Talks
Read MoreIn a follow-up to yesterday's Politico article, the Washington Bureau of The Business Journals quoted Thorn Run Partners' Jason Rosenstock on the effect chaos in the Republican Party will have on upcoming negotiations over raising the debt celing. According to Rosenstock, the scramble for the Speaker's position "will reinforce those who want to have Boehner […]
- October 8, 2015
In Politico, TRP’s Jason Rosenstock Comments on GOP Leadership Turmoil’s Effect on Raising Debt Ceiling
Read MoreIn a Politico report, Thorn Run's Jason Rosenstock provides a rosy view of the impact that turmoil within the Republican Party will have on the upcoming fight in Congress on raising the debt ceiling. "I actually think this is good for [the] debt ceiling,” Jason explained to Politico. “The chaos is being caused by the […]
- September 21, 2015
Rosenstock: McConnell Wants Concessions on Clean CR
Read MoreIn a new article published in Investment News, Thorn Run's Jason Rosenstock provides an analysis of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) efforts to avoid a government shutdown on September 30. According to Rosenstock, Leader McConnell will not allow government funding to expire, but he wants to extract concessions for that decision. "McConnell and the White House […]
- September 8, 2015
Rosenstock: With Heavy Agenda in Congress , Short-Term CR Likely in September
Read MoreIn today's "Morning Money," Politico quoted Thorn Run's Jason Rosenstock on the packed schedule Congress faces in its return from the August recess. "With only ten legislative days scheduled for September it looks like there will only be time to deal with two of the [numerous] issues this month,” Rosenstock argues in the update. On […]