WASHINGTON (July 1, 2025) – The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that includes altering spending for border security, cuts to Medicaid, and new tax breaks. The bill now must be passed by the House to get to the Oval Office, with the president ordering lawmakers to have it on his desk by the 4th of July.
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Politics & Policy
Casey Burgat is an associate professor at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. Professor Burgat is the director of the Legislative Affairs Program at the Graduate School of Political Management. Burgat was also a Senior Governance Fellow at the R Street Institute where his research focused on issues of congressional capacity and reform.
Peter Loge is an associate professor at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. Professor Loge has over 30 years of experience in politics and communications. He currently leads the Project on Ethics in Political Communication at the School of Media and Public Affairs.
Sarah Binder is a professor at the George Washington University of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. Professor Binder’s work focuses on the politics of legislative institutions, including their origins, development and impact on policy outcomes.
Green Energy Tax Cuts
John Helveston, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering at the George Washington University, is an expert in electric vehicles, innovation and technology policy. He’s interested in understanding the factors that shape technological change, with a particular focus on transitioning to more sustainable and energy-saving technologies. He can discuss the impact of this bill on the energy sector.
Medicaid and Healthcare
Sara Rosenbaum, is the Emeritus Professor of Health Policy and Management, and previously served as founding Chair of the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health Department of Health Policy. She is a nationally recognized expert on health care access for vulnerable populations. She co-authored a blog in the journal Health Affairs on the topic of work requirements, Forcing States to Tie Medicaid to Work is an Unconstitutional ‘Gun to the Head’.
Leighton Ku, a professor of health policy and management and Director of the Center for Health Policy Research at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health, is a health policy researcher and public policy analyst. He is an expert in national and state health reforms, and how to improve access to affordable health care for vulnerable populations. His research with the Commonwealth Fund indicates the legislation would eliminate millions of jobs and shrink state economies by billions of dollars.
Alison Barkoff, is the Harold and Jane Hirsh associate professor of health law and policy at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is a nationally recognized expert in health law and policy and can discuss access to healthcare, insurance and other issues.
Richard Ricciardi is associate dean for Clinical Practice and Community Engagement in the GW School of Nursing and the executive director for the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement.
Tony Yang, is a professor in health policy at the GW School of Nursing with a joint appointment at the Milken Institute School of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management. He focuses on the impact of law and policy on healthcare delivery and population health outcomes.
Anne Reid is a lecturer in the Health Policy and Management Department at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is an expert on health policy. Watch here as she discusses the future of Medicaid and Medicare.
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