Stimulus talks intensify. COVID spikes continue. Senate moves swiftly to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. President Obama hits the campaign trail. President Trump and Former Vice President participate in their final debate. With two weeks to go until election day, the news each day is dizzying. This list above is just a […]
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If you have read this blog over the past few weeks, then you have seen posts on: The Loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the ensuing Supreme Court Battle 5 Steps of the Supreme Court Confirmation Process How the Coronavirus Could Derail the nomination process This week, we start step #4 of the five
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“Do you realize everything that has happened in the past week?”, asked one of my clients. Last Monday, the story was the President’s tax returns. Last Tuesday, the story was the Presidential Debate between President Donald Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden. Last Wednesday, the fallout from the debate was the dominate story. Last
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What did you think? In the days leading up Tuesday’s debate, estimates were this would be the most watched Presidential Debate in American history. In 2016, 84 million Americans watched the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Most thought this first debate of 2020 would exceed 2016 numbers. It came close. According to
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A week after Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, President Trump chose his third Supreme Court nominee in four years. In a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House last Saturday, President Trump formally introduced Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to replace the late Justice Ginsburg. Judge Amy Coney Barrett has served on the
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It’s hard to know where to begin with this one. My heart breaks for the families of the over 200,000 Americans are dead from COVID-19. We have lost two American heroes whose impact cannot be fully expressed: Congressman John Lewis and now Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Our politics is a mess, and our
Will we get more unemployment help? PPP helped, but my business is still struggling to recover. Why hasn’t Congress acted? Don’t they understand we need more help? The frustration and fear inherent in these questions are real. I never have a good answer. Yes, it is September, and we are still waiting for more COVID
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Do you know how many days until Election Day? 53 days. Granted, in pandemic time, it seems like every day is Groundhog Day, living the same day and same routine over and over and over (insert as many “overs” as you need here). In election years, September signals the 60-day sprint to November. Let me
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Did you read the title and think, “who cares?”. Modernizing Congress may not be the sexiest topic, but it is undoubtedly an important one, so please stick with me as I explain why. Arguably, the federal government is not thought of as being on the cutting edge of technology or even technology-driven, for that matter.
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I always get interesting questions when during conventions. Each night I get asked: What do you think of the speeches? Which speech was the best of convention? What did you think of Joe, Kamala, Michelle and Barack’s speeches? What is your opinion about President Trump’s speech at the White House in front of a live
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