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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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Washington Policy StrategistAll reports I am getting tonight point towards a Senate deal. However, as I will write in my note tomorrow the deal must be approved by the House before heading to the President. Assuming Trump supports it should pass the House, my...
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Washington Policy StrategistWhile there has been some increased optimism that the Congress may be able to find an exit strategy from the government shutdown the Senate on Tuesday, for the 14th time, failed to end the Democratic filibuster. The vote was 54 to 44,...
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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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Slow Holiday Week in Washington
[Editor's Note: The next U.S. Policy note is scheduled to be published on Dec. 1, 2025. We wish readers a happy and safe Thanksgiving.]
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Washington Policy StrategistEpstein and Budgets
Recently Washington has seen an explosion of activities surrounding the saga of Jeffrey Epstein. As momentum shifted and House passage of a resolution calling for the Department of Justice to release all Epstein files gained steam, Republicans in...
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Washington Policy StrategistShutdown Ends, Fed Minutes on Wednesday
After 43 days, the longest government shutdown ended when the Congress approved legislation funding the government until Jan. 30. The Continuing Resolution (CR) was amended by the Senate and therefore needed to be approved by the House before...
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Washington Policy StrategistShutdown Over, Focus on New Continuing Resolution
A week of Washington drama ended with Congress passing a Continuing Resolution (CR) that opened the government after a record 43-day long shutdown. The final bill was made possible when eight Democratic Senators joined 52 of the 53...
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