Another Day, Another Tariff Over the weekend, President Donald Trump announced a universal tariff of 25% on all steel and aluminum products; however, the Administration has not yet said when those tariffs would take [...]

Washington Goes Miami House Republicans and President Donald Trump are travelling to Miami this week for the GOP retreat to discuss how they’ll advance their reconciliation package which aims to cut previous federal spending [...]

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEEHealthLimit Federal Health Program Eligibility Based on Citizenship StatusUp to $35 billion 10-year savingsVIABILITY: HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW● Currently, many non-citizens who entered the country illegally are eligible for federal health care [...]

Biden’s Final Week This week marks President Joe Biden’s final week in office ahead of President-elect Trump’s January 20th inauguration. The outgoing President will spend the week giving various remarks in Washington, largely commemorating his [...]

Memorandum FROM: Becker Team DATE: December 19, 2024 RE: 119th Congress U.S. House Committee Leadership Roster Overview: The following memorandum gives an overview of the House committee leadership roster of the 119th Congress following this [...]

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 [...]