David Hawkings
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It's that most wonderful day of the year — the arrival of the White House budget request. Predictably and drearily, on Capitol Hill, they'll call it dead on arrival. But it sure has the power to liven things up across the mall. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what happens next.
May 23, 2017 -
The Senate is now in its second week since the firing of former FBI Director James Comey and is still in a bind. David Hawkings, senior editor of Roll Call, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the likeliness that the chamber will be able to get things done regarding confirmations or any other business.
May 16, 2017 -
The House went on recess this week, but the Senate is in town with plenty of work to do. Having sent the president a budget for 2017, senators are rubbing their collective hands as they take on health care policy. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what to expect.
May 09, 2017 -
All the pressure is on Congress this week as it deals with a Friday funding deadline. David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin that shutdown worries are overblown. It's next year we should be worrying about.
April 25, 2017 -
Nagging questions remain in Congress on whether it really did anything useful to prevent another 2008-like financial meltdown. Now an unlikely pair of lawmakers — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) — think it's time to have the government re-regulate banking in a way the Dodd-Frank bill did not. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin they're thinking back to Glass-Steagall.
April 18, 2017 -
Senate Republicans under Mitch McConnell completed a precedent started by Democrats under Harry Reid by confirming Neil Gorsuch. David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to dive a little deeper into the confirmation and what it means.
April 11, 2017 -
Now that the health care bill from House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) appears to be dead and buried, Congress still has plenty of other issues to deal with. The question is, which one comes next? Tax reform? Climate? The federal budget maybe? Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with a look ahead.
March 28, 2017 -
House Republican leaders are trying to wrangle enough of their own members to approve the final version of the American Health Care Reform Act, the bill intended to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. David Hawkings, a senior editor at Roll Call, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss what could happen if the bill makes it to the Senate floor and the President eventually signs.
March 22, 2017 -
While the health care legislation debate grows heated, a few senators are thinking about the coming end of the 2017 budget continuing resolution and what to do about passing a 2018 budget by Sept. 30. Voices in the wilderness or a growing Congressional movement? Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings has some answers on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 14, 2017 -
Another week of foment is underway on Capitol Hill with no signs of progress toward a regular budget for your agency either this year or next. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin a new political fracas developed over the weekend.
March 07, 2017 -
In what might be the most politically contentious event in hours, President Donald Trump appears before Congress this evening. David Hawkings, Roll Call senior editor, gives Federal Drive with Tom Temin a preview.
February 28, 2017 -
Presidents Day kicked off a week-long recess for Congress. Not that they don't have much to do. There's the possible repeal-and-replace of the Affordable Care Act and related issues affecting Health and Human Services and particularly its massive Medicaid program. David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call, offers a look ahead on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
February 21, 2017 -
A plan for rebuilding the nation's infrastructure would cut across several agencies — Transportation, EPA, Interior and maybe Commerce. And that might be part of the difficulty of getting it done. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings shares his take on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
February 14, 2017 -
Congress is slow to confirm President Donald Trump's nominees and the administration's budget proposal will most likely be delayed. David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call, spoke on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what to expect in the upcoming weeks.
February 07, 2017 -
David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call, predicts that proposed changes by lawmakers will likely garner more support from the Trump administration than they did in the Obama administration. Hawkings walks Federal Drive with Tom Temin through the Capitol Hill near-term agenda.
January 24, 2017