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The Senate took one more step towards going nuclear yesterday after Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) became the 41st  Democrat to commit to filibustering the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court. With the minority’s votes secured, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will likely file cloture today to begin the formal […]

Jet fumes are in the air as lawmakers eye the end of a six-week stretch in Washington with the beginning of a two-week recess this Friday. The impending battle over Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court will be the week’s highlight, but ongoing negotiations on funding the government beyond the expiration of the current […]

The Week in Review It was a relatively quiet week in Washington compared to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) related chaos of the week prior. The most notable floor action came from the House as the chamber advanced a controversial Senate-passed disapproval resolution (S.J. Res. 34) that would nullify a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) […]

Our Take From the ashes of the of the failure of the Obamacare repeal on Friday might still rise the Phoenix of President Trump.   It also clearly shows that Senator McConnell continues to be one of the shrewdest political minds in town.  

The dust will continue to settle in Congress as lawmakers slide back into regular business following last week’s excitement. House lawmakers will consider a Senate-passed resolution (S.J. Res. 34) today that would undo privacy rules for internet service providers enacted under the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last year. Specifically, the rules require providers to receive […]

Late in 2016 – right after President Donald Trump was elected president and Republicans gained full control of Congress – many beltway-watchers were quick write about the inevitable demise of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  But as Thorn Run’s Billy Wynne wrote in a December 2016 article for Health Affairs Blog, “the repeal and replace […]

The Week in Review At the start of last week, House Republicans were planning a floor vote on their health care package, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), and expecting to take a monumental step towards fulfilling their long-held goal of rolling back the Obama healthcare legacy. But by the end of the week, that […]

Looking Ahead Near Term It will be a busy week in the House and Senate – and that isn’t even including the House Floor vote on the health care bill, currently scheduled for Thursday. Look for a slew of nomination hearings in the Senate.  On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will start the nomination hearing […]

The Week in Review The debate over healthcare reform intensified last week as the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score on the effects of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and Trump’s “skinny” budget for 2018 were released. Both supporters and detractors of the AHCA found favorable information in the CBO score; the CBO projects federal […]

Looking Ahead Near Term All eyes will be on the CBO this week as the non-partisan agency is expected to release its analysis of the House Republican’s health care proposal.   The White House is expected to release its FY18 Budget, possibly as soon as Wednesday.  Based on what has been shared to date, the budget […]

In a relatively quiet day on the chamber floors of Congress, the Senate moves back to confirming nominations from the White House by considering President Trump’s choice for Director of National Intelligence (DNI), former U.S. senator from Indiana, Dan Coats. The DNI position was created after the Sept. 11 attacks to coordinate the work of […]

The Congressional Budget Office released its highly-anticipated score of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – the Republican plan to repeal and replace parts of the Obama-era Affordable Care Act (ACA). Both supporters and detractors of the AHCA will find favorable information in the score; the CBO projects federal deficit savings of $337 billion over […]