by Gordon Hensley | Feb 27, 2017 | Campaign 2016, CMS, health care, Health Reform, Medicaid funding, Trump
Among Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s most attractive attributes: his deep understanding of policy detail — especially as it relates to the relationship between the federal and state governments. With “Repeal and Replace” of President...
by Gordon Hensley | Feb 21, 2017 | Campaign 2016, GOP Politics, Journalism Standards, Media Relations, Television, Trump
The last thing I wanted to write and think about over this past long weekend is Donald Trump — I do enough of that the rest of the week. The fact my recent posts are “Trump heavy” reflects the fact that here in DC he’s all anyone talks about...
by Gordon Hensley | Feb 12, 2017 | advocacy, Business, GOP Politics, Journalism Standards, Media Relations, Television, Trump
Of the myriad observations one can make about President Donald Trump’s understanding of media and making news, perhaps the most pertinent is that he’s an extraordinarily quick study. Throughout the GOP primary and general election campaign, he maneuvered...
by Gordon Hensley | Jan 12, 2017 | advocacy, Business, Campaign 2016, CMS, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, Pharma, Trump
Putting aside that PEOTUS Donald Trump convincingly crushed his first news conference in months — and did so by demonizing the media in general and Buzzfeed in particular — there was plenty of substantive policy news. Trump’s trashing of the...
by Gordon Hensley | Jan 5, 2017 | advocacy, Campaign 2016, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, Trump
In the first seminal battle between the emboldened Trump-backed GOP Congressional majority and outnumbered Hill Democrats, the Obamacare repeal battle will see both sides employing a carefully nuanced messaging strategy. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has opened...
by Gordon Hensley | Nov 10, 2016 | advocacy, Business, Campaign 2016, GOP Politics, health care, Trump
Despite the fact a primary rationale of President-elect Donald Trump’s candidacy was to decimate the Beltway culture and Washington insiders, one of the biggest ironies is that lobbyists stand to benefit significantly from his election. Why? Uncertainty and...
