by Tyler Silcox | December 23, 2024 | Newsletters
NewslettersThe 118th Congress began with gridlock and chaos as House Republicans took a week to elect a speaker. It nearly ended the same way as House Republicans as a different speaker took us to the brink of a government shutdown. The week began on a promising...
by Tyler Silcox | December 17, 2024 | Newsletters
NewslettersWe have reached the final vote week for the 118th Congress. Once again, we are racing against the clock to pass a funding bill and avoid a government shutdown before current funding expires Friday. But as I write this, no draft funding bill has been...
by Tyler Silcox | December 10, 2024 | Newsletters
NewslettersThe House returned to Washington after the Thanksgiving holiday with a lot to do and very little time. Three items remain left to do in the 118th Congress: The Fiscal Year 2025 National National Defense Authorization Act (FY25 NDAA), the Farm Bill, and...
by Tyler Silcox | November 26, 2024 | Newsletters
NewslettersThe House returned to session for two jam-packed weeks before the Thanksgiving recess. House Republicans passed a series of bills from the Natural Resources Committee that undermine environmental protections, silence community input, and allow public...
by Tyler Silcox | November 14, 2024 | Newsletters
NewslettersThe October recess is over, and the House returned to Washington to close out our work in the 118th Congress. We still have a lot to tackle before the end of the year, including the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an extension of the Farm Bill,...
by Tyler Silcox | October 15, 2024 | Newsletters
NewslettersFall is here, and after finally passing legislation to extend current government funding through December 20th, Congress recessed until November 12th. As mentioned in prior newsletters, for weeks, House Republicans tried to tie the funding bill to the SAVE...