GOING, GOING, GONE…CONGRESS LEAVES DC

Congress finished essential business this week.  The House and Senate passed the Continuing Resolution, or CR, to keep the Federal Government running before leaving town. Congress will return in November after the election.   Thank you for visiting Federal Policy Week. To subscribe to Federal Policy Week, click on the title of the blog entry and […]

THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON – KEEPING FUNDING FLOWING

Congress returned to DC this week. Members held several hearings and several votes took place.  Congress will leave town at the end of next week until November elections are complete, but not before passing a funding bill to keep the Federal Government running.  To subscribe for Federal Policy Week, enter your email address under “FOLLOW” […]

A First for Federal Policy Week

(This was first publish August 25, 2012) Timely Topics The Ryan Budget   Congressman Ryan (R-WI) led the Budget effort in the House of Representatives.  Now that he is the presumptive Republican Vice-Presidential candidate, I thought it would be a good time to re-examine the potential implications if his budget is implemented by the next […]