Dear Colleagues – It’s been a breath-taking week in Washington as minute-to-minute developments unfold in the House’s decision to pursue impeachment of President Trump.  Yet, both bodies continue to move on their legislative agendas. The question becomes, how much oxygen will impeachment suck up and will [...]

Dear Colleagues: Congress was engaged in a frenzy of appropriations activities this week..where it will all lead remains to be seen!  1. With the End of the Fiscal Year in Sight, Congress Punts September 30 -- the end of the federal Fiscal Year – is looming, [...]

Congress is back in session, and bi-partisanship is increasingly looking to be something we see only in the rear-view mirror. Senate Fails to Move Education Funding BillThe Senate Appropriations Committee, often considered one of the last bastions of bi-partisanship, fell apart this week – and along [...]

Dear Colleagues: Happy September and back to school!  It always feels like a fresh start this time of year – harkening back to the childhood excitement of new notebooks, pens and pencils, teachers and more.  Of course, for today’s students the excitement is probably more about [...]