Health Policy Report (2/13)

The Week in Review Both chambers were able to clear significant items off their to-do list before breaking for a brief recess this week. For the Senate, that work entailed confirming Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, which was finalized on Thursday by a 57-42 margin. The former congressman and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director […]

The Week in Review The Senate saw a relatively busy week in floor action after passing a resolution to undo guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and narrowly confirming President Trump’s nominee to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Meanwhile, the House approved a set of measures to guard against fraud […]

The Week in Review An eventful week in Washington culminated with the news Friday night that British, French and U.S. forces struck Syria with more than 100 missiles, the first coordinated attack by Western countries against the government led by President Bashar al-Assad. The military action was in response to an alleged poison gas attack […]

The Week in Review Washington enjoyed a relatively quiet week as Congress was away on the second half of a two-week recess. Two more Members of Congress, one Republican and one Democrat, used the recess to announce plans to step down due to scandal. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) resigned immediately in the wake of the […]

The Week in Review With Congress on recess, news developments in Washington were limited to the White House. On Wednesday, President Trump announced via Twitter that he would be replacing Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin with Ronnie Jackson, the White House’s presidential physician. Shulkin – an Obama appointee who was asked to stay on […]

The Week in Review Congress went for an omnibus roller coaster ride last week as lawmakers struggled to negotiate the terms of the legislative package, but ultimately approved a mammoth $1.3 trillion spending bill ahead of the deadline to prevent a government shutdown on Friday. The 2,232-page bill was released late Wednesday night and will […]

The Week in Review House lawmakers started last week hoping to consider an omnibus package ahead of the Mar. 23 government funding deadline, but negotiations have once again proven contentious and floor consideration was delayed to this week. Instead, the House considered ‘right to try’ legislation on the floor, with a suspension vote failing to […]

The Week in Review A late-breaking foreign policy development on Friday became the main headline of the week as President Trump accepted an invitation to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to negotiate the future of the rogue state’s nuclear program. The meeting would be the first time a sitting American president has negotiated […]

The Week in Review As high-level negotiations on an omnibus spending bill continue off the floor, both the House and Senate met last week and advanced financial services bills and judicial nominations, respectively. Specifically, House lawmakers passed a measure (H.R. 4296) that would place restrictions on federal regulators seeking to impose operational risk capital requirements […]

The Week in Review Congress was in recess last week in honor of the Presidents’ Day holiday. President Trump headlined the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in a week where political debate again focused on gun control.  Momentum for gun control legislation seems to be building, but it remains unclear what specific measures, if […]

The Week in Review A week that started with policy developments on immigration, the White House’s budget priorities, and infrastructure ended with a renewed push for gun control legislation and indictments in the Russia probe after a whirlwind news cycle in Washington. The response to the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida that claimed the […]

The Week in Review A landmark week in Washington was punctuated by the passage of a massive bipartisan budget deal that funds the government until March 23, suspends the debt ceiling until 2019, raises strict budget caps by almost $300 billion over two years, and offers billions in funding for health care, defense, disaster relief, […]