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Legislative Update: Senate Returns as the Debt Ceiling Debate Continues to Loom
January 26, 2023
Both the House and Senate return and a deal on the debt ceiling remains the top topic of conversation on Capitol Hill. The U.S. reached its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit […]
Legislative Update: House Convenes with Rocky Start But Starting to Take Shape
January 13, 2023
After 15 rounds of votes and contentious negotiations with a bloc of Republican members of the House Freedom Caucus, Kevin McCarthy (R- CA) is now Speaker of the House for […]
EU Court Determines Titanium Dioxide was Wrongly Classified as Carcinogenic
December 15, 2022
Last month, the European Court of Justice determined that titanium dioxide (TiO2) in powder form has been wrongly classified by the European Union (EU) as carcinogenic. As a result, the […]
House and Senate Appropriators Scramble to Get Omnibus Done During the Lame Duck
December 15, 2022
Congressional negotiators on Tuesday reached a deal on the omnibus spending package. After weeks of stalled negotiations, appropriators said Dec. 13 they have “reached a bipartisan, bicameral framework” that should […]
PVC Pipe – the Solution to Water, Energy and Carbon Waste
December 1, 2022
Over the past 10-plus years, legislators have been pushing for more energy-efficient options in infrastructure. This issue is especially pertinent right now because the 118th Congress will be passing the […]
House & Senate to Pass Rail Labor Agreement
December 1, 2022
Congress Intervenes in Union Labor Dispute Averting a Devastating Rail Shutdown At the request of President Joe Biden, the House of Representatives on Nov. 30 intervened in the stalled negotiations […]
Republicans Take Control of the House, While Democrats Maintain Control of the Senate
November 17, 2022
Republicans will control the House next year after winning enough seats in the 2022 midterm elections to secure a narrow majority. The victory was announced eight days after the elections […]
The 118th Congress will be Divided and Vigorous on Oversight
November 3, 2022
The 2022 midterm elections are less than a week away. Consensus agrees that Republicans are heavily favored to win the five seats needed to take control of the House of […]