The U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant ruling on June 28, 2024, that changes the respective roles of administrative agencies and the courts in interpreting statutes. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the court...more
7/5/2024
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The federal statutory debt limit is currently set at $31.4 trillion. As congressional Republicans and President Joe Biden continue to haggle over a budget agreement that would include an increase in the debt ceiling, the date...more
As Congress reconvenes, it faces a packed agenda in a legislative year that will be shortened by the upcoming midterm elections and remains buffeted by the persistent coronavirus pandemic. The list of healthcare priorities is...more
1/7/2022
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In the first episode of our Public Policy & Regulation Group's "The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration" podcast series, Senior Policy Advisor Miranda Franco leads a discussion with attorney Robert Bradner and Senior...more
The victories by Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the Georgia elections mean that incoming majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will preside over the narrowest possible majority in the U.S. Senate under which...more
1/20/2021
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Below is a summary of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a $2 trillion stimulus package that is the third phase of the federal government's response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The...more
Congress has provided an unprecedented infusion of funding and other financial relief through a variety of new and existing programs to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This blog post outlines how the federal...more
3/31/2020
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 18, 2019, published a proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability rule that would amend existing regulations related to 1) base and supplemental payments, 2)...more
1/14/2020
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On Nov. 2, 2015, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the Act).1 The Act suspended the federal debt ceiling through March 2017. It also set overall appropriations limits for the...more