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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Takeaways for the Clean Energy Sector

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Inflation Reduction Act Overview - $740 billion package focused on inflation and deficit reduction, health care, and energy security & climate change - • Raises $737 billion in revenue through a new 15% corporate book...more

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PRG Pulse 2022 Post-Election Analysis

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The Big Picture - Congressional Overview - American voters delivered a decidedly mixed message to Washington on Tuesday, seemingly handing Republicans narrow control of the U.S. House of Representatives and a nominal check...more

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Cozen Currents: The Changing Politics of Crises

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The Cozen Lens- •Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill face differing political calculations on climate change policy but both are experiencing divisions in their parties and shifting public opinions....more

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Key Details in the U.S. Senate's Climate, Tax, and Health Care Legislation

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​​​​​​​Following 15 hours of debate and votes, the U.S. Senate passed legislation this weekend tackling inflation, climate change, and health care. The Senate approved the Inflation Reduction Act on a 51-50 party-line vote,...more

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Senate Passes Landmark Bill With Climate, Tax, Energy and Health Care Implications

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On August 7, 2022, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act (the Act), which is expected to have a significant impact on climate, tax and health care policy in the United States. The result of intense negotiations among...more

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The Inflation Reduction Act: Summary of the Budget Reconciliation Act

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The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, 2022, passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). This comprehensive legislation is the result of many months of negotiations among Democrats to advance some of President Joe Biden's highest...more

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Beltway Buzz - August 2022

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Senate Scrambles Ahead of Summer Escape. While members of the U.S. House of Representatives returned home for the August congressional recess, the U.S. Senate remained in Washington, D.C., this week to wrap up some...more

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Senate Deal Includes Drug Pricing Reform and Extension of ACA Subsidies

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On Wednesday July 27, 2022, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) reached a deal on The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which proposes to raise $739 billion in revenue to be invested in...more

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Top Ten: What You Need to Know About the Build Back Better Act

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On Friday morning, November 19th, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, on a party-line vote of 220 – 213, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to vote against the bill. The...more

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House Passes Build Back Better Act

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Early Friday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives approved President Biden’s sweeping social and climate spending proposal known as the Build Back Better Framework. Key provisions in the approximately $2 trillion bill...more

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Trump v. Biden: What Might the Next Four Years Look Like?

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Quickly approaching November 3, 2020, we are in the final days of what is expected to be a contentious and consequential presidential election in the United States. With the whirlwind news cycles at the end of the campaign...more

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The Weekly Hill Update

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Below is the Federal Policy team’s weekly preview, published each week when Congress is in session. HEADLINES - Delayed because of the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump will deliver the State of the...more

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Post-Election Update 2018

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2018 MIDTERMS: The Power of Women, Possibility, and Partisan Rancor - The 2018 midterm elections showcased the power of women, both as candidates and as a key voting demographic. The elections represented a new political...more

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Window on Washington - This Week in the Nation's Capital - Vol. 1, Issue 23

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CBO Confirms Size of Breach of Defense Cap for FY18 Bills: The House FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Bill scheduled to be taken up in September would bust the Defense cap by $72 billion. This would cause the Office of Management...more

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Window on Washington - This Week in the Nation's Capital - Vol. 1, Issue 19

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House Passes Spending Bill That Includes Over $1 Billion in Border-Wall Funding: The House passed a $788 billion spending bill that combines a $1.6 billion down payment for President Donald Trump's controversial border wall...more

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SEC Disclosure Trends Related to Brexit and the Trump Administration

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The Brexit vote and President Donald Trump’s election and proposed regulatory and other reforms have led to worldwide geopolitical uncertainty. We expect reporting companies will continue to disclose risk factors relating to...more

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Window on Washington - This Week in the Nation's Capital - Vol. 1, Issue 4

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Budget Battles: Amid a recess, lawmakers will miss the April 15 target date for adopting a federal budget outline for the second year in a row. While there are no penalties for missing the April 15 date, a slow start for...more

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What’s New in Washington: 10 Things You Need to Know

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The Trump presidency is halfway through its first 100 days. The legislative and executive branches are under a unified Republican government for only the second time since the Eisenhower administration, and the GOP is seeking...more

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Forecasting the Trump Administration's First 100 Days

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With the 2016 election in the rearview mirror, manufacturers must be mindful of the early initiatives you can expect from Congress and the new administration. With a return to one-party rule, the coming congressional term is...more

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President Obama's Fifth State of the Union Address – A Little Something for Everyone

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As required by Article II, Section 3, of the United States Constitution, President Obama appeared last night before members of the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, the Judiciary, certain members of his...more

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