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Both chambers return from their brief recesses this week, with the Senate set to continue its work on the Energy-Water Development spending measure, and the House aiming to tackle a legislative package aimed at combating the emerging opioid-addiction epidemic. 

The Week in Review   With Congress out, last week was a hugely significant period in the race for the White House as Donald Trump’s resounding win in Indiana’s primary election on Tuesday forced his two remaining competitors for the Republican presidential nomination to suspend their campaigns. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ohio Governor John […]

The Week in Review   Ahead of their brief recess this week, last week lawmakers in the Senate tried to complete the first appropriations measure of the year, while the House considered a set of financial services bills and a resolution disapproving of a recently finalized Department of Labor (DOL) rule.

This post, penned by Thorn Run's Billy Wynne, Katie Pahner, and Devin Zatorski, originally appeared in Health Affairs Blog. The mother ship has landed. On Wednesday, April 27, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the highly anticipated proposed rule that would establish key parameters for the new Quality Payment Program, a framework that includes the […]

Senators today will try to break a partisan impasse that has held up the Energy and Water Development spending bill (H.R. 2028) before leaving for a week-long recess. The controversy comes over an amendment submitted by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) that would thwart a recently struck deal for the United States to purchase heavy water […]

The Senate is moving toward finishing an Energy and Water Development spending measure, with a cloture vote scheduled on a substitute amendment (#3801) to the legislative vehicle for the bill (H.R.2028). The underlying measure would provide $37.5 billion for the Energy Department, Army Corps of Engineers, parts of the Interior Department and other agencies. That’s $355 […]

The Senate is set to resume consideration of a $37.5 billion fiscal 2017 appropriations bill that would fund the Energy Department and government water projects, including the operations of the Army Corps of Engineers. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) moved to wrap up debate on the measure, filing cloture yesterday on the substitute amendment and […]

Looking Ahead Near Term The House will consider a series of Financial Services related measures this week, including H. J. Res. 88, that would disapprove of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) recently finalized conflict of interest rule for financial advisers. Additionally, a bill to help startup companies enjoy greater access to angel investors (H.R. 4498), […]

Both chambers are in session this week, with the House looking to roll back the Labor Department’s recently finalized fiduciary rule and the Senate continuing its early work in the appropriations process. The latest fight between the lower chamber and the Administration comes over a new Department of Labor (DOL) regulation intended to ensure that […]

The Week in Review After two weeks of negotiation, the Senate finally finished work on a reauthorization measure for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week, before moving on to a comprehensive energy bill and the first appropriations bill – Energy and Water Development – to reach the floor of either chamber. The House, meanwhile, […]

Our Take Because of a quirk in the calendar, millions of Americans will be rushing to the Post Office today to file their taxes.  Without getting into a political discussion about whether our taxes are too high, or not high enough, it is worth noting that many defenders of the federal income tax often quote […]

With today marking the annual income-tax filing deadline, the House starts the week with a series of bills intended to reform the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The four pieces of legislation would freeze IRS hiring until it certifies no IRS employee has a “seriously delinquent” tax debt (H.R. 1206), bar the rehiring of employees who […]