OUR PERSPECTIVES

Jul 22

Urgency and Uncertainty Surround Trade Agenda…But Opportunity Exists

The trade policy space has dramatically shifted over the last decade and continues to evolve as new political trends emerge. Trade has...

Legislative Outlook for the Remainder of the Year

Charles Cooper

Jul 16

Brumidi Team Insights

Legislative Outlook for the Remainder of the Year

The number of legislative days for the House of Representatives and Senate are dwindling, but the number of bills that lawmakers need to...

Congressional Appropriations Update – July 2024

Brett Fulcer

Jul 10

Brumidi Team Insights

Congressional Appropriations Update – July 2024

This morning, the full Senate Appropriations Committee marked up and favorably reported its Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction-VA,...

Madeline Wade

Jul 8

Brumidi Team Insights

Advocacy in a Post-Chevron World

The recent Supreme Court decision to end the Chevron doctrine marks a significant shift in regulatory and legislative power in DC. The...

Biden Administration Publishes Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda

Pooja Patel

Jul 7

Brumidi Team Insights

Biden Administration Publishes Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda

On Friday last week, the White House Office of Management & Budget released the Spring 2024 Unified Regulatory Agenda . Since 1983, this...

Charles Cooper

Jul 2

Brumidi Team Insights

The Politics of Politics

The only thing more unpredictable than politics may be the politics behind the politics. For a good portion of the 118th Congress, the...

How to Advance Water Infrastructure Priorities

Madeline Wade

Jul 1

Brumidi Team Insights

How to Advance Water Infrastructure Priorities

The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) is a critical piece of legislation that governs the development and management of our nation’s...

Seismic Changes to Policy and Regulation in the Wake of Chevron’s Reversal

Brett Fulcer

Jun 30

Brumidi Team Insights

Seismic Changes to Policy and Regulation in the Wake of Chevron’s Reversal

Last Friday, the Supreme Court overruled their landmark 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council , which...

Engagement on the Forest Service's National Old Growth Amendment

Brett Fulcer

Jun 25

Brumidi Team Insights

Engagement on the Forest Service's National Old Growth Amendment

On June 21st, the Forest Service published a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) outlining the agency’s proposal to amend all...

Five Factors Driving Partisanship and Five Solutions to Undermine It

Charles Cooper

Jun 23

Brumidi Team Insights

Five Factors Driving Partisanship and Five Solutions to Undermine It

Partisanship has defined modern policymaking. While partisanship is not new to DC, it has recently come with a level of intensity and...

Weather Warming Up Means It’s Time to Start Planning August Recess Visits

Madeline Wade

Jun 10

Brumidi Team Insights

Weather Warming Up Means It’s Time to Start Planning August Recess Visits

Here in DC, it’s starting to feel like summer, which means it’s time to start thinking about August recess. While DC clears out for the...

Brett Fulcer

May 29

Brumidi Team Insights

Home Stretch of the 118th Congress

Between the two voting schedules of the House and Senate, there are roughly 60 legislative days left in the 118th Congress. While that...

The U.S. Trade Representative Announces Mixed News for Existing 301 Exclusions

Charles Cooper

May 27

Brumidi Team Insights

The U.S. Trade Representative Announces Mixed News for Existing 301 Exclusions

Just days after the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that tariffs on electric vehicles would be...

In a Universe of Uncertainty, Flexibility Wins

Charles Cooper

May 21

Brumidi Team Insights

In a Universe of Uncertainty, Flexibility Wins

The opening line of a New York Times article from December 20, 1998 (the day after President Clinton was impeached by the House of...

Charles Cooper

May 7

Brumidi Team Insights

Has Partisanship Come Full Circle?

We are all looking for indications that trends in DC may be moving away from partisanship and even signs that the two parties may be...

Charles Cooper

Apr 30

Brumidi Team Insights

The Politics of the Farm Bill

Despite Farm Bill negotiations that have been fairly dormant…things just escalated really quickly. House Agriculture Committee Chairman...

Why is the Biden Administration is pushing out so many new regulations? Blame the CRA.

Madeline Wade

Apr 30

Brumidi Team Insights

Why is the Biden Administration is pushing out so many new regulations? Blame the CRA.

In Congress, there exists a powerful but often overlooked tool wielded by Congress to review and potentially remove regulations enacted...

Planning for a Lame-Duck Session of Congress

Charles Cooper

Apr 23

Brumidi Team Insights

Planning for a Lame-Duck Session of Congress

In a city full of uncertainty, one thing is known – Congress will have a lame-duck session after the election. How fruitful that will be...

Charles Cooper

Apr 17

Brumidi Team Insights

200 Days Until the 2024 Election

The 2024 election is only 200 days away, and it is a good time to start thinking about where the election stands and what to watch. Here...

Trade Opportunities Emerge in House Ways and Means Committee

Charles Cooper

Apr 15

Brumidi Team Insights

Trade Opportunities Emerge in House Ways and Means Committee

The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a mark-up this Wednesday on Republican trade legislation that will jump start a discussion...