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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.

Looking Ahead Near Term The House and Senate are in Recess Next week Further Out A deal on the Reg Reform bill? The House is expected to consider the Congressional Review Act vote on the CFPB Guidance on fair lending in the auto industry the week of May 7th.

The Week in Review Both chambers were able to clear significant items off their to-do list before breaking for a brief recess this week. For the Senate, that work entailed confirming Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, which was finalized on Thursday by a 57-42 margin. The former congressman and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director […]

Looking Ahead Near Term The House will take up the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill this week.  While the bill has little to do with day to day financial services policy it is a “must-pass” bill and therefor has been on the short list of bills that could serve as a vehicle for Chairman […]

The House is out today, but both chambers will be in action this week. The Senate will reconvene this afternoon for a cloture vote on the nomination of Stuart Duncan to join the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Week in Review The Senate saw a relatively busy week in floor action after passing a resolution to undo guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and narrowly confirming President Trump’s nominee to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Meanwhile, the House approved a set of measures to guard against fraud […]

It’s setting up to be a quiet day on Capitol Hill after the House cleared their legislative decks yesterday and have left town for an extended weekend. In the upper chamber, Senate lawmakers only have one vote scheduled, a final up-or-down vote on the nomination of James Bridenstine to lead the National Aeronautics and Space […]