Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will be on the hot seat before both the House and the Senate to defend the fiscal 2017 request for the Energy Department. [The Hill] Facing hundreds of millions of dollars in lawsuits, the giant biotechnology company Monsanto last year received a legislative gift from the House of Representatives, a claim… Keep reading →
The FY 2017 budget incorporates many proposals from past years but also looks to cement the president’s legacy with a number of new fiscal policy initiatives in priority areas such as corporate and international tax reform, family and individual tax issues, and energy taxes.
The bipartisan Senate energy bill is on hold, following a disagreement over federal aid to address the Flint, Michigan, water crisis.
