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Weekly Trek: August 28, 2015
Weekly Trek August 28, 2015 Top Political News 5 perilous issues for Boehner when Congress returns. USA Today Obama’s quiet vacation will yield to a noisy September. New York Times GDP numbers reveal underlying momentum, possible headwinds for U.S. economy. Wall Street Journal House GOP leaders desperate to avoid shutdown. Politico Pollsters dumbfounded by Trump.…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: August 21, 2015
Weekly Trek August 21, 2015 Top Political News Senate Democrats have united to say Republican leaders should not wait until after Labor Day to get going on budget talks. Roll Call Teflon Don: Nothing can seem to dislodge Donald Trump from the top of the heap, which has left the press and the political establishment…
Read MoreSummit Strategies Government Affairs Expands Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Geoffrey Urbach Office: 202.638.3307 E-mail: geoffreyu@summitstrategies.us Summit Strategies Government Affairs Expands Team Washington, D.C. – August 12, 2015 – Summit Strategies Government Affairs, LLC announced today the opening of a permanent office in Portland, Oregon, as the firm continues to expand its presence in the Pacific Northwest and grow its state…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: August 7, 2015
Weekly Trek August 7, 2015 Top Political News Economy adds 215,000 jobs in July, but not enough to dip unemployment rate. WashPost Five fights waiting for Congress this fall. The Hill GOP Eyes Audacious Escape Plan from Policy Gridlock This Fall. Roll Call Trump roils first debate among GOP contenders. WashPost Transportation As Congress stares…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: July 31, 2015
Weekly Trek July 31, 2015 Top Political News Congress faces fall from hell. Politico Chaka Fattah charged in 29-count indictment for racketeering. Roll Call Can John Boehner’s House and Mitch McConnell’s Senate just get along? Politico The Hill’s 2015 50 Most Beautiful List was released on Wednesday. The Hill Transportation Congress punting highway fight…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: July 24, 2015
Weekly Trek July 24, 2015 Top Political News Jobless claims in U.S. fall to lowest level in four decades. WSJ GOP spending chief: Beware long budget stopgaps. Politico Then there were 16: John Kasich enters GOP fray. NYT Transportation Highway fund deadline nears with Congress nowhere close to deal. Bloomberg Dwight D. Eisenhower didn’t…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: July 17, 2015
Weekly Trek July 17, 2015 Top Political News Iran and a group of six nations led by the United States reached a historic accord on Tuesday to significantly limit Tehran’s nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions. NYT The U.S. budget deficit remained near its lowest…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: July 10, 2015
Weekly Trek July 10, 2015 Top Political News 2016 voters, by the numbers. National Journal offers a data-driven sneak peek at what the electorate is apt to look like next November. Confederate flag removed from South Carolina statehouse. WSJ The embattled director of the Office of Personnel Management has resigned, bowing to mounting pressure from…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: July 2, 2015
Weekly Trek July 2, 2015 Top Political News S. employers added a seasonally adjusted 223,000 in June and the unemployment rate fell to 5.3%, the lowest since April 2008, the Labor Department said Thursday. But those gains were offset by flat wages, historically low labor force participation and downward revisions to the past two months…
Read MoreWeekly Trek: June 26, 2015
Weekly Trek June 26, 2015 Top Political News The Supreme Court affirms gay couples’ right to marry in a landmark 5-to-4 decision. NYT The Affordable Care Act commonly referred to as Obamacare survived a Supreme Court challenge in a 6-3 decision upholding a key subsidies provision. Wash Post Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal joined the crowded…
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