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Both the House and Senate have completed their legislative business for the week and neither chamber is expected to convene again until after the Memorial Day recess. When the lower chamber returns, they will be joined by their newest member, Greg Gianforte, who won a special election for Montana’s at-large congressional seat last night. The […]

Jet fumes are in the air as lawmakers hope to finish their legislative business today and leave Washington tomorrow for a weeklong recess in honor of Memorial Day. The House will consider two measures pursuant to a rule today, both related to this week’s theme of protecting children from exploitation. One measure (H.R. 1973) would […]

Looking Ahead Near Term Despite strong rumors last week, the Financial CHOICE Act will not be on the House floor this week.   Leadership was reportedly whipping the bill last week and it now appears that the legislation will be on the floor sometime in June. There are no hearings this week in the House Financial […]

It’s budget day in Washington as the White House is expected to release its full spending proposal for the 2018 fiscal year. Many details of the budget have already leaked, outlining significant cuts to the Medicaid program, agriculture subsidies, and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), while continuing to increase the budget for defense and homeland […]

President Trump is on his first overseas trip this week – visiting the nations of Saudi Arabia, Israel, Vatican City, and Belgium – but the White House will still make domestic headlines with the expected release of its complete budget proposal for the 2018 fiscal year. The initial “skinny budget” outlined in March detailed significant […]

In an Inside Health Policy article published yesterday, Thorn Run Partners’ Senior Vice President Shea McCarthy weighed in the potential auto-enrollment of individuals into health plans, an idea spearheaded by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in their healthcare bill entitled The Patient Freedom Act. “Aside from helping Republicans improve the dismal coverage […]

Our Take That sound you heard emanating from our nation’s capital last week was the collective scream of the city’s establishment trying to deal with the President’s firing of FBI Director Comey and then subsequent responses from the White House.   Without commenting on the specifics of the situation, the impact on the future of legislation […]

The Week in Review With the House in a week-long district work period, floor action was overshadowed by the shock announcement on Tuesday night that President Trump fired Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey.  The news set off a firestorm in Washington as lawmakers from both parties were concerned over the timing and […]

Congress returns to full strength this week as the House will reconvene tomorrow following its brief in-district work period last week. In recognition of National Police Week, the House’s docket features a series of bills on criminal justice, including two  measures scheduled to be considered pursuant to a rule later this week. One of those […]

The fallout from President Trump’s firing of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey has yet to settle as further details continue to emerge about the reasoning behind President Trump’s decision to dismiss the longtime prosecutor. Multiple media outlets have reported that Comey had requested additional resources for the Bureau’s Russia probe shortly before […]

Our Take The comedian Jerry Seinfeld has a bit about how our allegiances to our local sports teams is nothing more than rooting for laundry, and the same might be said for our politics as well.   This past week, President Donald Trump and the House Republican conference was able to cobble together a 217-213 win […]

The Week in Review It was a busy week in Washington that saw Congress avoid a government shutdown, House Republicans pass their health care overhaul, and the House Financial Services Committee advance a rewrite of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.