BIDEN’S BUDGET - Today, Monday, March 11, President Biden released his budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025. While the budget request represents the administration’s funding goals for the coming year, it also sheds light on...more
The Illinois General Assembly returned to Springfield for Lame Duck Session from January 4 to 10. House and Senate Democrats passed many of their top priority bills, including a paid leave requirement for all businesses,...more
What Didn't Happen - The 134th General Assembly wrapped up its work last week putting the final touches on a marathon lame duck session. Benesch secured numerous big wins for our clients, including an amendment to the tax...more
The Cozen Lens- •The environment, social, and governance (ESG) movement is growing, but corporations are getting squeezed in the political battles between activists on both sides of this issue. ...more
I don’t think the great Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits was talking about Congress when he wrote “that’s the way you do it, money for nothing,” but the recent midterm elections reminded me of that cynical refrain. A few...more
With the 2022 midterm elections now over—save for a number of undecided races—and Congress having returned for a lame-duck session, Americans for the third consecutive President have elected a new House majority in a midterm...more
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
Votes in the 2022 Midterm Elections are still being tallied. It will likely take several more days, if not weeks, to be able to confirm who will hold the majority in the House and Senate.Please note that House, Senate, and...more
Election Results - Results are accurate as of 2 p.m. ET. - Following record-breaking turnout in yesterday’s midterm elections, control of the 118th Congress remains unknown. Even as polling in the two weeks leading up...more
This Congress, both the House and Senate have engaged in a high-profile, high-stakes effort to reform antitrust rules for the tech industry. While efforts to pass a large scale tech competition bill have been stymied thus...more
On September 30, 2022, Congress enacted legislation to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee programs for branded/reference drugs and biologics, medical devices, generic drugs and biosimilars (PDUFA,...more
Washington, D.C. is currently focused on a September continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded, but it is worth looking ahead to the broader health care horizon and the key Medicare issues that await...more
The Cozen Lens- •In a divided America, few issues seem to cut through the partisan chasm between Democrats and Republicans. But that chasm is on a razor's edge in close races that can determine control of Congress. ...more
New legislation enacted during the recent lame duck session of the General Assembly may alter the allocation of the federal income tax deduction granted for the design and installation of energy-efficient commercial building...more
Overview - The year 2020 began with the optimism of advancing numerous pieces of legislation and promises of strong bipartisan cooperation, but activity suddenly halted in March with the onset of shutdowns due to the...more
With a dwindling number of in-session legislative days before the end of the current 116th Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are working to conclude their work before adjourning at the end of the year....more
A new proposal in the Ohio legislature would render commercial and industrial Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) projects akin to “pre-1994” treatment. Ohio’s CRA program was initially created as a housing program in the late...more
In yet another blow to the suffering movie theater industry, Warner Bros. announced on Thursday that all of its 2021 release calendar—including “big-budget extravaganzas like ‘Dune’ and ‘The Matrix 4’”—will arrive...more
Tuesday’s Senate Committee hearing with Fed Chair Powell and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin showed the growing rift between the two over their views of “challenges facing the United States economy in the months ahead.” ...more
With the presidential transition underway, we now look forward to what the Biden administration will seek to accomplish, particularly in the realm of health care policy. President-elect Biden has been clear that he wants to...more
In Washington: Congressional Democrats are doubling down on their calls for a large coronavirus relief bill following the election. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on...more
Former Vice President Joe Biden has been elected to serve as the 46th President of the United States, crossing the 270 electoral vote threshold on Saturday, November 7, with a victory in Pennsylvania. His running mate, Sen....more
Updated: 11 November, 12:00 P.M. ET - On 7 November 2020, following several days of uncertainty while ballots were being counted in several states, former Vice President Joe Biden was projected to be the 46th President of the...more
So . . . . Nice, quiet week while we were gone, right? Wall Street forecasts are always dicey, but it sure looks like Pfizer’s solid vaccine news (along with this weekend’s newfound presidential certainty) could make for...more
The Ohio General Assembly is expected to return after the election to work on priority issues through the end of the year, also known as “Lame Duck” session. This is always a time of fast-paced legislative activity....more