Washington Updates
Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Biden Water Priorities; Clean Water Act Interpretation Significantly Narrowed
On May 25, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that has significant implications for wetland protections and throws the Biden administration’s current water...
Energy Department Launches New Clean Fuels & Products Effort
Written by Lulu Geller, in collaboration with Patrick Firth On May 24, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of a new federal initiative to find low-carbon alternatives to...
White House Takes On Artificial Intelligence; Releases New A.I. RFI
On Tuesday, May 23, the Biden Administration rolled out their new efforts to focus on artificial intelligence (AI). The new plan, a roughly 40-page document called the “National AI R&D...
House Passes Debt Ceiling, Spending Cuts Legislation with Uncertain Future
On Wednesday, April 26, the House passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, legislation intending to increase the federal debt limit and decrease spending. It would also repeal several...
Senate HELP Committee Reaches a Deal on Drug Pricing Legislation
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) have reached a bipartisan deal on a slate of drug-pricing bills....
Ways and Means Hearing Re-Cap: Green Energy Tax Credits
On Wednesday, April 19, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing titled “On the U.S. Tax Code Subsidizing Green Corporate Handouts and the Chinese Communist Party.” Chair Jason...
Lessons Learned from the Covid-19 Pandemic: A DC Perspective
This week marks the end of the U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a...
2024 Presidential Election Outlook
Even though the next presidential election is not for another year and a half, candidate announcements, fundraising, and campaigning efforts are already underway. Here is an analysis of the current...
One Year of ARPA-H and its First Funding Opportunity
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), is a new agency of the United States government aimed at accelerating the development of breakthrough technologies and treatments in the field...