The fifty-five offensive targets include: twenty seats won by Republicans in 2016 that were also carried by Hillary Clinton, thirty-one districts won by President Trump in 2016, three additional seats Republicans held in recent cycles (FL-07, FL-13 and NV-04), and one additional seat trending toward President Trump (OR-04). Interestingly, Chairman Emmer’s counterpart at the DCCC,…
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February 08, 2019 Heard on the Hill The temporary reprieve from the (partial) government shutdown expires next Friday at midnight. Bipartisan intel from the conference committee suggests progress towards a solution around border security. However, the sleeper sticking point may be disaster relief funding for Puerto Rico. Particularly since negotiations the last two weeks have…
The DCCC Frontline program is designed to funnel support to Members with competitive races in toss-up or Republican leaning districts. Included on the list is Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV), a former member of Congress who was recently assigned to the influential Ways and Means Committee. Republicans will no doubt be targeting these seats, as well…
In attendance were Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Dan Kildee (D-MI), Steve Horsford (D-NV), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY). Josh Caron and Armstrong Robinson have co-hosted similar events with our partners at ACLI and NAIFA for the new Republicans…
A key focus of the hearing was the fabric of public and private retirement solutions and reforms that should be taken on all sides of the equation to fill current and future gaps. Several of the members, including Chairman Neal, Rep. John Lewis (D-AL), Rep. John Larson (D-CT), and Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC), discussed the…
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February 01, 2019 Beyond the Headlines Welcome to the shutdown reprieve. A bicameral conference committee has fourteen days left to find a deal that satisfies President Trump and Congressional Democrats. Left to their own devices, Appropriators could undoubtedly strike a deal, however, through the first week of negotiations, the President and many Congressional Democrats stuck…
2019 Will Be a Big Year for Regulation Affecting Producers: Here’s What You Need to Know about What’s Happening in Washington and the States February 01, 2019 …
The two Senators get along well, hold mutual respect for each other, and have worked together to produce legislation in different areas before. However, their relationship will be tested over any new tax legislation. Congressional Republicans want to get started on fixing errors in made in drafting the TCJA. On the Senate floor in December,…