Author: Patrick Firth

FY 2024 Appropriations Concludes; Government Funded Through September

At the end of the week, Congress passed a sweeping $1.2 trillion spending package, steering the United States government clear of a looming partial shutdown. The passage of this budget...

President Biden’s Dynamic State of the Union Sets Tone & Tenor of 2024 Election

In his annual State of the Union address, President Joe Biden delivered a message marked by assertive confidence and commanding strength, intertwined with tones of stern warning and prudent caution,...

ITC Removes Duties on Tin Mill Steel

Tax & Trade Feb 20, 2024 Patrick Firth

In a unanimous vote on February 6, the International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled there will no longer be duties on tin mill steel from Canada, China, and Germany. It also voted to...

Trends & Dynamics of the 2024 Election

With the 2024 election season fully underway, welcome to the Constitution Partners analysis of trends and dynamics for the presidential and congressional races we are tracking. Presidency Despite our position...

Bipartisan Tax Package Announced; Approved by House Ways & Means Committee

Tax & Trade Jan 22, 2024 Patrick Firth

After months of anticipation, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO-08) have announced The Tax Relief for American Families and...

Retirements & Resignations Create Obstacles for 118th (and 119th) Congress

Ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced his resignation from office after a 17-year tenure, marking the end of an era for a generation of House Republicans. McCarthy’s departure signifies a...

Senator Manchin Announces He Will Not Run for Re-Election

On Thursday, November 9, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced in a video message to constituents that he would not seek re-election to the United States Senate. The decision...

Speaker Showdown: Race Consolidates to Two Candidates

House Republicans – aided by a Democratic caucus united in opposition to the Republican majority – have sacked Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20) as Speaker of the House. This is the...

A Case for Granting a Tin Plate Steel Exclusion from Section 232 Tariffs in the 2023 Farm Bill

Constitution Partners has written extensively on the dire straits the U.S. food and agriculture sector finds itself in. This piece explored policy failures that have exacerbated food insecurity and led...

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