Posts tagged gun control
Plurus Strategies Weekly Update: Gun Control, USICA/America COMPETES, Reconciliation and Other Activity in Washington

Unsurprisingly, this was a crazy week shaped by recess jet fumes. With both the House and Senate entering the two-week July 4 recess, here are our latest insights and analysis on major policy priorities.

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Plurus Strategies Weekly Update: Gun Control, Ukraine, Competitiveness Package & Other Activity in Washington

With the July 4 recess right around the corner and the midterm elections looming on the horizon, it was another busy week in Washington. Here is our latest intel and analysis of the issues that top the policy agenda and other activity in Congress.

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Congress' Revised Laundry List

Last month, we created a “laundry list” for the 117th Congress and provided our analysis on which legislative vehicles are most likely to see action in the coming months. Because it feels like the political environment is changing daily, we wanted to share Congress’ revised to-do list. With seven weeks to go until August recess, Congress has a packed summer schedule.

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Welcome Back from Recess!

Welcome back from recess! We took advantage of the past few weeks to check in with congressional staffers and other political insiders to get a better sense of where things might be headed this fall. Based on our intel gathering efforts, below is a high-level overview of our understanding of legislative priorities for this fall…

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2018 Election Analysis: Priority Issues for a Democratically Controlled House

While the Election Day dust is still settling, it is now certain that Democrats will control the House in the 116th Congress. At this point, it is also clear the House of Representatives will be younger, more female, and more racially diverse. We were up most of the night, not only watching the returns come in, but also thinking about how race outcomes will impact policy priorities in a Democratically controlled House, as this is a significant change from this Congress.

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Crystal Balling the Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus for Authorizations

Congress is staring down a March 23 deadline to pass legislation to fund the government once the current continuing resolution (CR) expires. While it is always difficult to predict exactly what will happen on a must-pass funding bill, there is always the possibility the measure becomes a vehicle for a myriad of authorizations.

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