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L. Thomas Block – Washington Policy Strategist
L. Thomas Block is the Washington Policy Strategist at Fundstrat, and also President of Tom Block Consults, a public policy consulting firm. Prior to starting his firm, Tom had a 21-year career at JP Morgan Chase, where he served as Global Head of Government Relations and created a Washington Research product for the firm. For 17 years he served as the senior lobbyist responsible for managing political relationships with the U.S. government, state and local governments, and the EU and its member states. He created the bank’s EU Government Relations program. Prior to joining JP Morgan Chase in 1987, Tom was a vice president at Irving Trust Company where he started the Government Relations program for one of the nation’s 20 largest banks.He has also worked on political campaigns both as a strategist and speechwriter.
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Big Bill and Tariffs Focus
Congress members return to Washington after a Memorial Day break and attention will be focused on the Senate, as they start to consider the House-passed bill. Republican Senate Leader John Thune has said that he wants the legislation on the president’s desk...
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Washington Policy StrategistWhite House files for immediate court stay on last night’s tariff ruling. The White House will go directly to the Supreme Court if the stay isn’t granted. SCOTUS filing could come as early as tomorrow. Lots of tariff headlines in coming hours....
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Washington Policy StrategistWhite House and Fed announce that at the President’s invitation Chair Powell went to the White House for a meeting. Next FOMC meeting June 17/18. Always interesting when President and Fed Chair talk.
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Stocks Still in V-Shaped Recovery As Courts Weigh Trump Tariffs
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Tom Block Quoted: The Midterms Are Almost Here. What’s at Stake for the Economy.
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Big week in DC: Powell testifies, Super Tuesday, State of the Union (SOTU), Shutdown
Tuesday is the biggest day on the Presidential primary calendar – Super Tuesday. Voters in 15 states will cast their votes in Republican Presidential primaries. Nearly a third of all delegates will be chosen with delegate-heavy states of...
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Washington Policy StrategistCongress faces budget deadline, Israel funding and Fed decides
The November 17 deadline for Congress to act and pass government funding bills to avoid a government shutdown is quickly approaching. The central issue is how newly elected Speaker Johnson threads the needle to get a bill passed...
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Washington Policy StrategistLatest Publications
Big Bill and Tariffs Focus
Congress members return to Washington after a Memorial Day break and attention will be focused on the Senate, as they start to consider the House-passed bill. Republican Senate Leader John Thune has said that he wants the legislation...
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Washington Policy StrategistTariffs and Congress Returns
It has been a week with back-and-forth headlines on tariffs. Wednesday night, a court ruled that the President doesn’t have unilateral tariff authority, only to have the order stayed the next day. President Trump is clearly fully committed...
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Washington Policy StrategistCongress Out, Big Bill Next Step, EU Tariffs
Last week, before heading home for the Memorial Day break, the House passed the President’s agenda in the Big, Beautiful Bill Act. Yes, that’s the official name of the bill. To say the vote was razor thin is...
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Washington Policy StrategistBig Bill and Tariffs
On Wednesday, the House approved President Donald Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill on a razor-thin vote of 215 Yes to 214 No. Two House Republicans joined all Democrats in voting NO, one House Republican voted Present, and two missed...
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