The Latest on the Government Shutdown

Our Take One of the hot topics percolating around DC is what will happen in November.   While we are still months away from the elections, and still really two months until Labor Day when the majority of voters have traditionally started to focus on them, it does not prevent all kind of prognostications.  While we […]

The Week in Review Although it feels like a month ago, the first ever meeting between the active heads of state of North Korea and the United States occurred last Tuesday when President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for a summit in Singapore. The two leaders formalized the signing of a […]

Looking Ahead Near Term The House is taking up a series of bills designed combat the continuing opioid epidemic.  The House Financial Services Committee will hold two hearings, including one Comptroller Otting this week.   The Committee is also scheduled to hold another mark-up on Thursday. The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to mark-up the Financial […]

The Week in Review A busy week in Washington came to a close as the House wrapped up its work last Friday on an appropriations “minibus” (H.R. 5895) that would authorize FY 2019 funding for Energy and Water Development, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch (MilCon-VA) appropriations. House GOP leadership also worked to move forward […]

The Week in Review Both chambers enjoyed a week-long recess for the Memorial Day holiday, and return this week for a month-long work period.

Our Take Loyal readers may recognize that the following is looks eerily similar to the “our take” from last year’s Memorial Day week newsletter.  And they would be right.  However, it still seems just as relevant today.    May 29th, would have been the 101st birthday of John Fitzgerald Kennedy.   As we think about the […]

The Week in Review In Congress, lawmakers in both chambers enjoyed a rare week of advancing bipartisan measures to the White House to be enacted into law. Two of those measures came from the House — namely a financial regulation reform bill (S. 2155) and “right-to-try” legislation (S. 204) — while the Senate pushed through […]

Our Take There is a question on the top of mind in Washington, well, ok, two.  But beyond the viral determination if you’re Yanny or Laurel, everyone wants to know what is going to happen in November.  Will it be wave?  Or  a trickle?  Will the Dems take control of the House? The Senate? And […]

The Week in Review The farm bill was the main action for the House last week, which came to an end with a surprising failed vote on Friday. The nutrition and agriculture package (H.R. 2) became embroiled in the immigration debate as the House Freedom Caucus decided to oppose the farm bill unless a vote […]

Looking Ahead Near Term The House and Senate are in session this week.  The House is taking up a series of bills related to law enforcement and is expected to take up the Agriculture Bill (H.R. 2), which includes controversial provisions dealing with food assistance – a/k/a SNAP. At the House Financial Services Committee, it […]

The Week in Review The week was bookended by two significant announcements from the White House on the Iran Deal and the Administration’s drug pricing blueprint, respectively. On Tuesday, President Trump announced that the U.S. would be withdrawing from the 2015 agreement with Iran and world powers – known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of […]

The Week in Review Both chambers of Congress were on a brief recess. Congress will start a three-week work period on Monday before another recess for Memorial Day at the end of the month.