July 16, 2019
Late June and early July thunderstorms have turned into hot and muggy days and humid nights – the kind of weather that has forced Congress out of Washington during the summer since the beginning of our nation. The House of Representatives is scheduled to begin their August recess on July 26, and the Senate is scheduled to recess a week later on August 2. There are many issues that could be addressed before Congress leaves, and there a two absolutely critical problems that must be resolved.
Steve Gordon talks about the need to lift the debt ceiling and to come up with a two-year budget agreement, as well as good economic news, trade and USMCA, and a new interim final rule on immigration. All this and a little politics in Heard on the Hill. Dana Marston shares this week’s calendar of hearings and markups, then takes a look at air quality across the U.S. and an outstanding ACA lawsuit that may end up before the Supreme Court in 2020.