In the first month following the end of a unified Republican Congress and presidency, the federal government continues in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. A new Democratic majority in the House is trying to gain traction on major issues like infrastructure, GSE reform, healthcare and technical corrections to the 2017 tax reform bill, but as the shutdown grows longer, will hopes of bipartisan legislation dwindle?
Below is the BDA’s 116th Congressional outlook, including information on committee leadership and new members of the committees of jurisdiction to BDA’s interests – as well as a policy outlook.
You can find a combined House and Senate calendar for 2019 here.
Bond Dealers of America
January 23, 2019