Congress Reconciles The House and the Senate both return to Washington this week as House lawmakers are set to advance their version of budget reconciliation containing all of President Trump’s immigration, defense, and tax [...]

The Senate’s Big Week The Senate is the only Chamber in town this week and will take key votes to either advance or outright finalize the nominations of Kash Patel to be FBI Director, [...]

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 [...]