ASAToday for February 13, 2025
Senate Passes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
Senate Passes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Last week, the Senate passed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (S. 4367) by unanimous consent. The legislation authorizes new…
Read MoreStatus Update on the FY25 NDAA (Defense Act)
Status Update on the FY25 NDAA (Defense Act) The Senate delayed work on its version of the defense authorization bill until at least September. Republicans and Democrats blamed each other for the…
Read MoreFY25 Appropriations Bills “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
FY25 Appropriations Bills “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” “You can’t always get what you want,” and in this case, you cannot even get what you need. It’s August and we…
Read MoreUpdate: Jobs and Interest Rates
Update: Jobs and Interest Rates The U.S. added 114,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent, per data released by the Labor Department. Economists expected the U.S. to…
Read MoreThis Week in Congress
This Week in Congress This week, the House is in recess until September 9th and the Senate voted on online-child-safety-bills. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees held a joint…
Read MoreThe FY25 NDAA and Delaying the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
The FY25 NDAA and Delaying the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Sens. Scott (R-SC) and Lankford (R-OK) offered amendments to the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to delay the Corporate Transparency Act…
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