President Biden has repeatedly discussed the need to onshore or re-shore U.S. manufacturing to improve national security and competitiveness. The war in Ukraine and worldwide supply chain issues created by the COVID-19...more
The dust from the 2022 Midterm Elections has settled and the 118th Congress has begun. Republicans were successfully able to flip control of the House and now have a 222-212 majority with one vacancy to be filled. Democratic...more
1/18/2023
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Climate Change ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
General Elections ,
Healthcare ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Medicare ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Popular ,
Rapanos v US ,
SALT ,
State Elections ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States
Unexpected events last month re-energized two key policy debates. In early May, a leaked draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito showed that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade in its decision of Dobbs v....more
6/1/2022
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BsUFA ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Device User Fee Program (MDUFA IV) ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
PDUFA ,
Primary Elections ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Roe v Wade ,
SAMHSA ,
SCOTUS ,
Semiconductors
Congress recently returned from its two-week recess with an extensive to-do list. Between now and the August recess, the House will be in session for a total of 32 legislative days, and the Senate will be in for 54...more
5/3/2022
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BsUFA ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
FDA Reauthorization Act ,
GDUFA ,
Immigration Reform ,
Medical Device User Fee Program (MDUFA IV) ,
Mental Health ,
PDUFA ,
Price Inflation ,
SAMHSA ,
Tax Code
With the 2016 election in the rearview mirror, manufacturers must be mindful of the early initiatives you can expect from Congress and the new administration. With a return to one-party rule, the coming congressional term is...more
11/29/2016
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Barack Obama ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cuba ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Iran ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
NAFTA ,
Presidential Elections ,
Repeal ,
Tax Reform ,
Transition Team ,
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