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Weekly Plurus Strategies Update on Infrastructure, Reconciliation, Appropriations, and the Debt Limit

During the first part of this week, we felt stuck in “wait and see mode” as negotiators continued to try to resolve the outstanding issues in bipartisan infrastructure negotiations. However, the week took a turn with the announcement of an agreement on the bipartisan infrastructure framework on Wednesday. Perhaps we might still have an August recess! Here’s the latest we are hearing on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the budget resolution and human infrastructure reconciliation package, Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) appropriations, and the debt limit.

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Georgette (Spanjich) KerrPlurus StrategiesKerr, debt limit, Infrastructure, BIF, Recon, Appropriations
2018 Legislative and Regulatory Outlook

With the November elections in mind, Congress and the Administration must quickly get to work addressing the growing list of policies needing their attention, as Washington asks: how many more times can we kick the can down the road? We’re running out of roads.

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David Leiterlitke, leiter, spanjich, senate, house, congress, administration, budget, appropriatons, disaster relief, debt limit, health care, aca, Obamacare, FISA, flood insurance, immigration, DACA, farm bill, trade, infrastructure, entitlement reform, welfare, Medicare, medicaid, regulatory reform, tax reform, ndaa, defense, energy, FAA, net neutrality, pensions, nominations
Enjoy Thanksgiving Because You May Not Be Home for Christmas!

With Congress in recess, we wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving, all the more because of the intense end of the year to do list that may keep us here over Christmas.

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David LeiterThanksgiving, recess, congress, administration, senate, house, senate finance committee, Senate Banking Committee, christmas, tax reform, healthcare, cr, appropriatons, fy18, budget, sequestration, ndaa, litke, leiter, spanjich, trump, gop, republicans, democrat, border wall, daca, dreamers, immigration, debt limit, disaster relief, flood insurance, alabama senate, thankful
Committees Paving the Way for Infrastructure Policy

As we enter the September work period, Congress will first have to address the budget, appropriations, the debt limit, and expiring authorization measures, with tax reform and healthcare in the mix as well. However, we’re already thinking about the next big item on the agenda: infrastructure. An issue that crosses eight committee jurisdictions, crafting modern infrastructure policy will necessitate the input of many different parties, so where do we start?

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Claire Washburnlitke, leiter, span, spanjich, infrastructure, september, congress, Appropriations, debt limit, budget, tax reform, healthcare, Environment and Public Works, EPW, Senate, Finance, commerce, banking, energy and natural resources, transportation and infrastructure, ways and means, energy and commerce, FAA reauthorization, flood insurance, energy bill, highways, water infrastructure, ports, streamlining, environmental streamlining, permitting, permits, fast act, carper, schumer, mcconnell, hatch, trump, ryan, brady, barrasso, shuster, defazio, senate, house, eight committees
Is Majority Leader McConnell Tom Brady?

The past couple of days have been interesting for healthcare, in part because they set a different stage for other upcoming legislative efforts.

The recent healthcare developments set up a Hail Mary for Senator McConnell to get something done, but Super Bowls have been won on those passes. Is Senator McConnell Tom Brady?

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David LeiterLitke, Leiter, Spanjich, Congress, Administration, healthcare, tax reform, infrastructure, faa, nominations, Appropriations, debt ceiling, debt limit, NDAA, flood insurance, FAA, Coast Guard Authorization, FDA user fees, CHIP, community health centers, Medicare, FISA, Internet Surveillance, August recess, Democrats, Republicans
Congress Faces a Lengthy “To Do” List and a Looming Calendar

With fewer than 25 legislative days on the calendar between now and the August recess, Congress and the Trump Administration face a lengthy to do list, including a desire for advancing three big measures: healthcare, tax reform, and infrastructure.

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Claire WashburnLeiter, Spanjich, Litke, Congress, House, Senate, Administration, Republicans, Democrats, Congressional calendar, Healthcare, Tax Reform, Infrastructure, debt limit, appropriations, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, expiring provision, Plurus, expiring provisions