In CNBC, TRP’s Sola Discusses Impact of Trump Energy Export Deals on Maritime
In an article for CNBC, TRP Partner Louis Sola discussed the maritime industry’s capacity to handle a steep increase in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports under competing trade policy mandates from the Trump administration. While the president is hailing foreign energy purchases of U.S. LNG in its trade deal frameworks, a separate rule from the U.S. […]
- February 23, 2017
Financial Services Report
Read MoreLooking Ahead Near Term Both the House and the Senate are in Recess this week. Further Out Chairman Hensarling is expected to release the latest iteration of his Dodd-Frank replacement bill, known as the Choice Act, perhaps as soon as the week Members return. According to some accounts, he has left version 2.0 behind and […]
- February 21, 2017
Health Policy Report
Read MoreThe Week in Review The Senate worked to continue filling President Trump’s Cabinet last week, with successful confirmations including David Shulkin for Veterans’ Affairs Secretary, Linda McMahon for Small Business Administrator, Mick Mulvaney for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Scott Pruitt for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Both Mulvaney and […]
- February 15, 2017
Financial Services Report
Read MoreOur Take Earlier this week, in a very excellent piece that ran in Axios (totally worth adding to the morning subscription list if you haven’t already), Jim VandeHei laid out a very rationalized reason why he thinks the current state of American politics will only get worse. While he may be correct, it seems the […]
- February 13, 2017
Today on the Hill: Congress Continues Regulatory Rollback, Cabinet Confirmation Process
Read MoreThe week will bring a sense of déjà vu to Washington as the House lines up another series of resolutions taking aim at Obama-era agency regulations and the Senate plods through the confirmation process for more of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Under the powers of the Congressional Review Act, the House plans votes to walk […]
- February 13, 2017
Health Policy Report
Read MoreThe Week in Review The Senate spent most of the last week working to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominees to top administration posts, spending a total of 90 hours of debate to confirm three key cabinet officials: Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as attorney general, and Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) […]
- February 8, 2017
Financial Services Report
Read MoreLooking Ahead Near Term A relatively tame week could be on tap as the Senate continues to slog through the nominations process, while the House continues to push through a series of Congressional Review Act resolutions. The House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to meet to approve the Committees’ oversight plan for the coming year. […]
- February 7, 2017
Today on the Hill: Dems Hold Senate Floor over DeVos Opposition; House Votes on CRA Resolutions; Gorsuch to Meet Schumer
Read MoreDemocrats are using every tool at their disposal to prevent the one Cabinet nominee who has attracted some Republican opposition – Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos – from being confirmed on the Senate floor. The minority party kept the upper chamber in session throughout the night in an attempt to convince one additional Republican to […]
- February 6, 2017
Health Policy Report
Read MoreThe Week in Review Congress continued to take aim at Obama-era regulations last week, with both chambers passing disapprovals of a Securities and Exchange Commission rule requiring companies to publish the payments they make to foreign governments as a part of their attempts to extract natural resources (H.J. Res. 41), an environmental regulation that aims […]
- February 3, 2017
Financial Services Report
Read MoreLooking Ahead Near Term The House starts up the Congressional Review Act process by teeing up votes on a handful of regulations, including on Dodd-Frank era SEC rule requiring disclosure of payments made for mineral extraction. In the Senate, lawmakers will continue to work through President Trump’s Cabinet nominees, with floor votes scheduled for Secretary […]
- February 3, 2017
Today on the Hill: DeVos Vote Set for Monday as Congress Reverses More Obama Rules; Trump Signs Dodd-Frank EO
Read MoreDespite efforts from Democrats to slow down the process, the Senate is moving forward on confirming President Trump’s Cabinet nominees, starting with a final vote on Betsy DeVos’ nomination to be Education Secretary scheduled for Monday. The upper chamber successfully invoked cloture on DeVos’ confirmation this morning on a 52-48 party-line vote. However, Republican Sens. […]
- February 2, 2017
Today on the Hill: Both Chambers to Target Obama Rules; DeVos Nomination on Senate Floor
Read MoreOne of President Trump’s most controversial selections for his Cabinet is – Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos – due to hit the Senate floor today, with another contentious pick, Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), next in line for floor consideration. DeVos will be first because Republicans want to make sure that Sessions – […]
- January 30, 2017
Today on the Hill: Executive Order Fallout, SCOTUS Nominee Precede Floor Action on Confirmations, Regulatory Rollback
Read MoreLawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill today to a busy legislative schedule as well as a chaotic political environment due to the fallout from President Trump’s executive order issued on Friday suspending the nation’s refugee program and temporarily barring visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said over the weekend that […]