Financial Services Report (4/19)
Another busy week in both chambers. First, in the House, floor activity includes a pair of immigration-related measures, as well as a bill to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state. Additionally, now that Republican opposition to suspension bills has abated, the House is taking up a slew of suspension bills out of the House Financial […]
- July 20, 2015
Financial Services Report
Our Take Tuesday marks the 5th Anniversary of Dodd-Frank and it seems like little has changed, as Republicans continue to attack the law while Democrats defend it. With numerous event this week to commemorate the “wood anniversary” of financial reform it seemed appropriate to once again go into the time machine to dig up what […]
- July 13, 2015
Financial Services Report
This week marks the 5th Anniversary of the passage of Dodd-Frank. It also means we’ve been writing this newsletter for nearly six years. With all the nostalgia surrounding the 5th anniversary of the passage of Dodd-Frank we thought it might be fun to take a look back at what was on our mind what we […]
- June 29, 2015
Financial Services Report
Milton Friedman once famously said that there is nothing so permanent as a temporary government program. Chairman Hensarling is a believer in Friedman, and while it is too early to say the Bank is dead, the Chairman must be smiling because the charter of the Export-Import Bank expires on Tuesday and Congress is not in […]
- June 22, 2015
Financial Services Report
Looking Ahead Near Term The House and Senate are in session before heading out of town for the July 4th recess but the legislative news of the week is what’s not on the agenda (hint it rhymes with Smex-Im). The House is set to take up another appropriations bill (Interior) as well as the Ratepayer […]
- June 15, 2015
Financial Services Report
While the defeat of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) on Friday was either “a procedural snafu” or the greatest victory for organized labor in recent memory, we think the real story of the TPA / TAA fight is part of a larger picture. That we are at an inflection point in how the power in […]
- June 8, 2015
TRP Financial Services Report
June may be the month that the scales fell off the eyes of those who thought that previous success (i.e., SGR) would be indicative of smoother sailing in Congress in 2015. While the reauthorization of the Patriot Act created a bumpy road for McConnell, it may have just been a precursor for the fall. And, […]
- May 26, 2015
TRP Financial Services Report
The update comes to you a day late as we were quiet observing the Memorial Day Holiday. With both the House and Senate in Recess this week, lobbyist and staff get a chance to catch their breaths and prepare for the next five weeks – which are shaping up to be busy on a number […]
- May 18, 2015
TRP Financial Services Report
Looking Ahead Near Term The Senate will continue to debate Trade Promotion Authority as it races to complete consideration of the bill by the end of the week. Will the jet fumes of a Memorial Day recess week be enough incentive to smooth out any outstanding bumps in a bill that continues to divide Democrats? […]
- May 4, 2015
TRP Financial Services Report
In the past weeks Congress has passed the SGR fix, the budget resolution and the House is roughly 1/6th of the way finished with getting through its appropriations work. To the casual observer it might seem like the institution is finally working. However, perhaps the better analogy is that Congress is like a duck. On […]
- April 27, 2015
TRP Financial Services Report
Looking Ahead Near Term: It’s “Insurance Week” in DC with three hearings, two in Senate Banking and one over in the House. Also, there will be a joint Financial Services – Government Reform subcommittee hearing on Ex-Im. The House will take up two Appropriations bills – Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and also the Energy […]
- April 20, 2015
TRP Financial Services Report
The Book of Job tells us that the “Lord Giveth and the Lord Taketh away.” While far be it from us to compare the current occupant of the White House with Almighty, this past week offered a classic example of how the White House, and therefore to some extent the Democratic party, is trying to […]
- April 13, 2015
TRP Financial Services Report
Like all good things, this two week recess has come to an end. Congress returns and with tax day cometh, the House is set to take up a series of financial services and tax bills. In order to help you plan your week, we wanted to share a few of the key items on tap […]