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A long-awaited vote on the medical innovation measure known as the 21st Century Cures Act is on the agenda for the lower chamber today. The package, which will be included on an unrelated legislative vehicle (H.R. 34), aims to address opioid addiction, improve mental health programs, make changes to Medicare, and invest significantly in health […]

Legislative action returns to Capitol Hill today as the House and Senate reconvene for the final stretch of the 114th Congress. While spending legislation and a medical innovation package await on the horizon, the House will vote today on a criminal justice bill (S. 2577) that would reauthorize grants for DNA evidence analysis and reduce […]

The Week in Review President-elect Donald Trump announced his choices for three more positions within his administration last week: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; Republican donor and school choice activist Betsy DeVos is to be Secretary of Education; and Trump campaign attorney Donald McGahn is to […]

Our Take Donald Trump’s surprise victory on November 8th shifted many of the conventional wisdom's held by pundits and the expectations for the 2017 agenda.  Clearly the new administration will have a more deregulatory bend.  Currently the Trump team continues to work through its transition planning – including who will be nominated for critical posts […]

The Week in Review Congress returned to Washington last week for the first time since Donald Trump was elected to be the 45th President of the United States earlier this month, which has drastically altered the political landscape and expectations for the lame duck session. Lawmakers had been planning on completing fiscal 2017 spending negotiations […]

After passing bills related to aircraft sales to Iran (H.R. 5711) and midnight rules (H.R. 5982), the lower chamber departed Washington for the Thanksgiving holiday next week. The Senate will hold a pro forma session today and no votes are expected in the chamber until after the Thanksgiving holiday. Both chambers will return to Washington […]

The Week in Review Donald Trump significantly outperformed his standing in most public opinion polling, crashing through Hillary Clinton’s supposed Rust Belt “firewall” to win key battleground states including Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Clinton called Trump to concede early Wednesday morning. In Congress, Republicans won most of the closely contested Senate races and will […]

Not much policy-making is expected in the first week of the lame-duck session. Orientation is scheduled to begin today for newly elected members of Congress. Leadership elections are expected to occur this week, though not all have been scheduled. Senate Democrats are scheduled to pick their leaders on Wednesday. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York […]

In a Biz Philly article entitled 5 Concerns Philly Business Leaders Have about the 2016 Election, Thorn Run Partner’s Richard White weighs why none of the Presidential or congressional candidates have a finalized tax plan. “They’re politicians, and they’re putting out what will appeal to the base,” he says. The article notes that it is […]

The Week in Review A Friday announcement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over Hillary Clinton’s emails as Secretary of State has shifted the narrative in the presidential campaign, which has spent much of the last month focused on controversies within Donald Trump’s campaign. FBI Director James Comey wrote to inform Congress it had […]

The Week in Review In a week dominated by headlines about Donald Trump’s bawdy remarks and Hillary Clinton’s leaked emails, both candidates appear to be focused more on driving up the unfavorability of their opponents than driving a positive message in the campaign’s final weeks. Several Congressional Republicans rescinded their support for Trump last week, […]

The Week in Review   In a presidential debate on Sunday night that focused on personality more than policy, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump briefly addressed their competing healthcare proposals in response to a question on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Clinton said she would take steps to build on the ACA, and urged […]