ASAToday for June 26th, 2025

This Week in Congress Last week, Congress passed a detailed agreement to fund large parts of the government through September 30th with the expectation to enact it before another shutdown deadline on Friday, March 8th. This funding includes the FY24 Appropriations Bill for Agriculture-FDA, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and Water, Interior-Environment, Military Construction-VA, and Transportation-HUD.  The remaining…

Senate Minority Leader McConnell Steps Down Minority Leader McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history will step down from that position in November. Sen. McConnell (R-KY), who turned 82 last week, announced his decision from the Senate floor.  Per his comments, “one of life’s most underappreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move…

House Passed Tax Bill Advances in the Senate Senate Republicans are working on a set of policies to push for inclusion in the $79 billion House-passed family and business tax breaks package, as Finance Chair Wyden (D-OR) indicated he would be open to adding to the bill. The package, which passed the House in January,…