Election Day has come and gone, although the voting has been going on for some time in this pandemic-influenced election season, with more than 101 million Americans having cast early or mail-in votes prior to yesterday. While the votes have been cast, not all of them […]
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Despite having five months when Congress and the Trump administration could have negotiated the next phase of pandemic relief legislation, the odds of a stimulus package becoming law before the Nov. 3 elections are very low, and worsening by the minute. The House, Senate and White […]
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You could be forgiven for thinking that Congress would have passed an additional economic stimulus bill by now. After all, supplemental unemployment benefits have expired, there are days left before the applications by businesses for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) are no longer accepted, and Senate […]
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The House of Representatives this week is expected to pass a broad $1.5 trillion infrastructure package covering a diverse number of areas, including surface transportation programs, aviation, housing, water infrastructure, and tax policy, as well as containing many aspects of the so-called “Green New Deal” policy […]
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As the COVID-19 pandemic spread economic pain across the country last month, members of Congress and the Trump Administration scrambled to pass legislation to respond to the crisis, culminating in the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). This week, however, […]
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As our nation deals with business shutdowns, mandated stay-at-home orders, and other measures necessary to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, our economy is suffering damage at levels not seen since the Great Recession of 2008, and possibly the Great Depression. In an effort to […]
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The much-anticipated midterm congressional races are over, and as is normal in the aftermath of every election, each side is trying to claim victory. Aside from some individual races, however, the overall outcome is as many had expected: Democrats won control of the House and Republicans […]
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After many years of elected officials talking about our “broken tax code,” and fits and starts through several different congresses and presidential administrations, a comprehensive rewrite of our tax code is about to be enacted into law. The Senate followed the example of the House of […]
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Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, has come and gone, and with that the end of the NFL’s preseason. The real contests – the ones that count, begin now. And as in football, the battles in Congress are about to get very real in September. […]
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Winston Churchill once said, “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” The advice to remain focused on the ultimate goal and avoid becoming distracted is certainly one many Republicans in Washington wish President Donald Trump would […]
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