Executive Branch and Administration
- Gas tax: President Trump said he backs a 25-cent hike in the federal gasoline tax as a way to fund his administration’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan. Carper said....
- FY’19 Budget: Last week the White House unveiled its $4 trillion-plus budget blueprint for fiscal 2019. The plan calls for...
Congress
- Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations: House appropriators are being asked by leadership to finish their FY18 appropriations bills by...
- Immigration: On 2/15 the Senate failed to pass any immigration reform proposals. Speaker Ryan said that Congress needs to pass legislation replacing the DACA program by...
- Last week a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the President from ending DACA. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis in Brooklyn means...