2010 Post-Election Outlook on Federal Appropriations

November 11, 2010

In spite of the post-election pledge of both parties and the White House to cooperate to accomplish necessary legislation, the recent record of all parties is not encouraging in this regard. What is clear is that with the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives, significant consequences will result in at least three areas of the annual appropriations process. In this interview, Bracewell & Giuliani Partner and former Congressman Jim Chapman discusses the outlook for appropriations going into the next Congressional session.