Heard on the Hill
What we're hearing from people we trust on and around the Hill
FTC MAKING MOVES: The Federal Trade Commission’s new chairman, Andrew Ferguson, has made a flurry of proclamations in recent days, one of which we cover later on in this edition. We are excited to host his first interview in his new role on Monday. RSVP HERE before tickets are gone.
MEDICATING PHARMA: President Donald Trump is meeting with PhRMA executives on Thursday to discuss lowering drug costs.
MISSING IN ACTION: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D., Ga.) is notably absent from the list of co-sponsors of the Antisemitism Awareness Act; Ossoff, who is a top GOP target in 2026, has lost support from both Democrats and Jewish supporters in Georgia, according to recent reporting in the New York Times. “Defeating Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is the RJC’s top priority in the 2026 election cycle,” the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Sam Markstein told the Washington Reporter. “It is deeply disturbing that Senator Ossoff has refused to co-sponsor this critical legislation to date. The people of Georgia deserve so much better, and the RJC will hold him accountable.”
CRYPTO BUSINESS: Senate Republicans expect to prioritize one of Sen. Ted Cruz's (R., Texas) CRAs on crypto access.
FILIBUSTER FOR THEE, NOT FOR ME: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) on the hypocrisy of Senate Democrats decrying the filibuster only to use it to unsuccessfully delay votes on President Trump’s nominees is worth emphasizing: “the rules are different for Democrats,” Thune said. “If you’re a Democrat, it’s perfectly fine, and not at all hypocritical, to plan to abolish the filibuster should you gain a majority in the Senate, but to use it regularly when you do not.”
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Trump to address to the Future Investment Initiative Institute on Wednesday night. This comes as his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, met with Russia in Saudi Arabia.
THEY’RE SO BACK: The Republican Study Committee (RSC) is releasing its second episode of the “Right to the Point” podcast, featuring Reps. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) and Ben Cline (R., Va.) tomorrow morning. The episode, titled “We’re So Back,” features DOGE and Rep. Jordan’s baseball hot takes — like that the Cincinnati Reds’s Big Red Machine is the greatest baseball team in history.
TIM, PAINED: Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va.) is forcing the Senate to vote to disapprove one of Trump's actions to increase our energy supply — the Republicans are delighted and are looking forward to the vote.