End-of-2026 Health Policy Landscape: What Congress Could Address Before Year-End

With the House in recess for the week, Beltway-watchers will be focused on the upper chamber where lawmakers will return today to continue consideration of the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 2810). A final cloture and up-or-down vote on the bill is expected this evening, after the chamber adopts a substitute amendment from […]

The Week in Review The week started on a somber note as the nation marked the 16th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks and assessed the damage from Hurricane Irma’s landfall on the Florida coast. That latter event delayed the House’s return to Washington, although lawmakers were able to return on Tuesday to work […]

Our Take This past week the President Trump that all Democrats had hoped for – the one who favors the art of the deal over ideology – finally made an appearance.  Depending on your media consumption this was either the greatest thing or the end of days.   As is often the case, the media hype […]

Last Week in Review The natural disaster in southeast Texas, and preparations for the now-arrived storm in Florida, forced a busy week from Congress in its return from the August recess as the body was forced to reckon with government funding and the debt ceiling weeks ahead of previously anticipated deadlines at the end of […]

This morning's "Morning Money" piece from Politico featured “hat tip” to comments made by Thorn Run’s Jason Rosenstock, who offered his take on the current state of play between both parties on the debt limit earlier this summer. “Democrats whose history under the Gephardt Rule shows they never wanted to make this a public issue, and who are tired […]

The Week in Review With Texas still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, lawmakers began to discuss the recovery process last week, which may have a significant impact on government funding negotiations this month. Harvey is expected to be one of the most, if not the most, expensive natural disasters in American history, necessitating […]

The Week in Review While Congress continued their congressional recess, last week brought several news-worthy developments that will shape the political debate when lawmakers return in September. Tropical Storm Harvey battered the coast of Texas over the weekend, with total rainfall expected to reach 50 inches, causing significant damage in Houston and surrounding areas. Some […]

The Week in Review At the end of a chaotic week for the Trump Administration, the White House announced on Friday that Chief Strategist Steve Bannon had resigned from his post. Bannon is considered one of the primary architects of Trump’s rise to power and is likely to remain an influential voice through his position […]

The Week in Review The House and Senate have adjourned for August recess. Both chambers are scheduled to reconvene for legislative business on Tuesday, September 5. The Senate will meet in “pro-forma” sessions every few days during the recess, which will effectively block President Trump from being able to make recess appointments over the break.

The Week in Review While the House adjourned at the end of July for the traditional August recess, the upper chamber was in session last week to handle legislative business that had been delayed due to Republican’s consideration of their Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal bill. The Senate passed sweeping legislation to reauthorize user fees […]

After reaching an agreement to pass key health care legislation and approve dozens of President Trump’s nominations, the Senate has adjourned for August recess — trimming a week from their previously-extended summer work period. The Senate passed sweeping legislation (H.R.2430) yesterday to renew and enhance the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug, medical-device, biosimilar, and […]

For immediate release: July 24, 2017

 Contact: Andrew Rosenberg, (202) 247-6301 Thorn Run Partners (TRP) announced today the addition of Capitol Hill staffer Charles (Chas) Thomas as Vice President. Thomas joins TRP from the Office of Representative Robert Pittenger (R-NC), where he served as Senior Legislative Assistant and Pittenger’s lead staff liaison to the House Financial […]