Memorandum   FROM:  Becker Team  DATE:  ​​December 12, 2024​  RE:  President-Elect Trump's Proposed Tariff Policies and Economic Impacts    Introduction: President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariff policies strongly focus on economic protectionism and fostering domestic production. These policies [...]

Congress Pivots to 2025 Lawmakers return to Washington this week for their last working period of the year before breaking for the Holidays and swearing in a new Congress in early January. Congress still needs [...]

Lame Duck Session Continues Lawmakers return to Washington this week for the final time this month before breaking for the Thanksgiving holiday. In the meantime, Senators will take up judicial nominations while House Members will [...]

Congress Closes Out 2024 Congress returns to Washington this week following the 2024 election, where Republicans flipped the Senate and the White House and potentially held the House of Representatives depending on yet-to-be-called races. Lawmakers [...]

Memorandum FROM: Becker Team DATE: ​​September 20, 2024​ RE: Bloomberg Government Webinar | Tax Policy Changes | “What to Watch as Tax Breaks Expire, US Navigates Elections” Senate in Session Overview: This [...]

Congress Campaigning Continues As Members of Congress continue to campaign throughout the August recess, the Becker Team has prepared a list of retiring Senators and Representatives, and the candidates running to replace [...]

Shakeup in Washington Lawmakers return to a seismically different Washington this week with President Joe Biden announcing that he will end his reelection campaign and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him, just one [...]

House Lawmakers Close Out JuneThe House is the only Chamber in town this week with the Senate out until after the Fourth of July recess week (which the House will also observe). President Joe Biden will [...]

Congress Back in Washington: This marks the last week that both the House and Senate will be in Washington at the same time for the month of June. Senators return to take up regular business, [...]