Legislative Outlook for the Remainder of 2023
Back from Thanksgiving, Congress has 13 voting days to wrap up any outstanding legislative business in 2023. In a Dear Colleague letter...
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OUR PERSPECTIVES
Charles Cooper
- Nov 21
The U.S.-China Reset: What Happens with 301 Tariffs?
President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping seemingly had a productive meeting and even lowered the escalating tension between...
Madeline Wade
- Nov 15
Appropriators keep retiring. What does that mean for the spending process?
With all of the swirl surrounding how to keep the government funded, it can be easy to forget the power of a new appropriations bill....
Charles Cooper
- Nov 13
A Looming Government Shutdown…Again
If the House of Representatives and the Senate are unable to move forward with a continuing resolution to extend current funding by the...
Brett Fulcer
- Nov 8
Breaking Down Biden’s Recent Investments in Rural Communities
Last week, President Biden visited a farm in Dakota County, Minnesota to announce over $5 billion investments in rural communities across...
Madeline Wade
- Nov 7
Climate Policy Isn’t Slowing Down
Between a new House Speaker and a quickly approaching election year, it would be easy to believe that climate policy will come to a...
Brett Fulcer
- Oct 31
Rural Development Policy Opportunities for the Remainder of the 118th Congress
As we approach the last few weeks of the first session of the 118th Congress, many are beginning to review their progress on legislative...
Madeline Wade
- Oct 30
Understanding EPA's PFAS Reporting Rule
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), otherwise known as forever chemicals, have been making headlines due to their persistent...
Charles Cooper
- Oct 25
Company Executives Engaging in DC Should Keep a Narrow Focus
Many corporate executives view the policy ecosystem in DC as a dysfunctional space that provides them with more risk than opportunity...
Brett Fulcer
- Oct 24
WRDA 2024 Outlook
For the last decade, Congress has been able to pass the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) – a compilation of updates to water...
Charles Cooper
- Oct 18
How to Navigate Congressional Dysfunction
As the House of Representatives has paused legislative business while it elects (or doesn’t elect) a new Speaker of the House, the...
Brumidi Team
- Oct 17
Rural Report | October
In the latest Rural Report, we provide a deep dive legislative update on a bill that would unlock more equity and long-term financial...
Madeline Wade
- Oct 16
Welcome to the Season of Climate Reporting
Companies are on the cusp of a significant transformation in climate-related financial regulations. The US Securities and Exchange...
Charles Cooper
- Oct 13
The Issues Piling Up for the New Speaker of the House
When Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected Speaker of the House in January (after fifteen rounds of voting), I wrote that it was...
Brett Fulcer
- Oct 11
How Does Congress Move Forward on FY24 Appropriations?
Although Congress was able to narrowly avoid a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution just hours before the start of the...
Charles Cooper
- Oct 4
Questions That Will Drive Who Republicans Choose to Nominate for Speaker
Now that a motion to vacate the chair has officially removed the Speaker from his elected leadership position, House Republicans have the...
Charles Cooper
- Oct 2
Five Takeaways from the Brink of a Government Shutdown
The last-minute strategy shift by House Republican leadership to pass an extension of current funding (through a 45-day continuing...
Charles Cooper
- Sep 26
With a Potential Shutdown on the Horizon, Campaign Anxiety Increases
The ongoing "negotiations" to find and pass a solution to avoid a government shutdown (with only three legislative days left) continues...
Brett Fulcer
- Sep 25
Shutdown Stalemate
With 4 voting days (and Saturday) remaining to avoid a government shutdown, the prospects for doing so look grim. Many on Capitol Hill...
Pooja Patel
- Sep 20
A Growing Preference for Renewing the Generalized System of Preferences
In an increasingly complex legislative and regulatory environment, there remains considerable focus on a range of trade issues that are...
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