US Policy
Mon, August 23, 2021 | 10:21AM ET
L . Thomas Block
L . Thomas Block

Washington Policy Strategist

House Returns with Divisions over Budget and Infrastructure

KEY POINTSAfghanistan policy takes center stage while Congress must deal with budget and infrastructure.House returns from August break for short session to unlock Budget Reconciliation...

US Policy
Fri, June 4, 2021 | 7:56PM ET
L . Thomas Block
L . Thomas Block

Washington Policy Strategist

Infrastructure, Budget, and Reconciliation

While Congress was out of session this week for the Memorial Day break, talks between the White House and Senate Republicans on infrastructure continued. Both...

US Policy
Fri, May 28, 2021 | 7:03PM ET
L . Thomas Block
L . Thomas Block

Washington Policy Strategist

Congress Heads Home, Budget and Infrastructure Wait

There is an old saying in Washington that the nation is safer when Congress is not in session, so next week as Congress is gone...

US Policy
Fri, December 6, 2019 | 4:52PM ET
L . Thomas Block
L . Thomas Block

Washington Policy Strategist

U.S.-China Tariff, Budget Resolution Deadlines Loom

It appears that ebb and flow of the U.S.-China trade talks continues to be the issue which markets focus on, while investors largely ignore the...

US Policy
Fri, November 15, 2019 | 4:37PM ET
L . Thomas Block
L . Thomas Block

Washington Policy Strategist

Congress Expected to Pass Temporary Budget by Nov. 21

Thursday, November 21, is the deadline for Congress to pass legislation to ensure that there is no government shutdown. It is widely expected that Congress...

US Policy
Fri, October 18, 2019 | 4:41PM ET
L . Thomas Block
L . Thomas Block

Washington Policy Strategist

Impeachment House Distraction May be Good News for Trump

The potential impeachment of President Donald Trump and the ongoing military conflict in Syria continue to dominate the headlines, with little else able to generate...

US Policy
Fri, August 2, 2019 | 4:28PM ET
L . Thomas Block
L . Thomas Block

Washington Policy Strategist

Budget deal approved; US-China Trade Tensions Worsen with One Trump Tweet

Well, they did it. The House and Senate have finally given approval to the two-year budget and debt ceiling bill. It's now in the President's...