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Legislative Highlights Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Employees When Businesses File for Bankruptcy U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on April 9 1 re

President’s Column I still cannot believe it has been a year already since the 2024 Annual Spring Meeting (ASM). As we once again get ready to descend on Washington, D.C., for our annual event later this month, I want to take this time to reflect on the past year, thank

Legislative Highlights Trump Administration Removes Tara Twomey as EOUST Director The Justice Department removed multiple senior career officials on March 7, 1 including Tara Twomey, the head of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees (EOUST). Jeffrey Ragsdale, the head

President’s Column In my penultimate column as ABI President, I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce the ABI Family to our ABI President-Elect, Hon. Bruce A. Harwood (ret.), who has been an ABI member since 1989. Over the past year, I have had the pleasure of

Legislative Highlights President Trump Places 25 Percent Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum President Donald J. Trump on Feb. 10 signed two official proclamations 1 that would impose a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum from all countries. He said that the action was

President’s Column ABI Conferences, Start Your Engines! Like the race car season, ABI takes a short hiatus from its conference schedule after the annual Winter Leadership Conference in December. It is much-earned down time for the ABI staff, who work tremendously hard

Legislative Highlights 119th Congress Convenes: Listing of Key Committee Leadership The 119th Congress convened on Jan. 3 at noon, with both the Senate and House of Representatives under the control of Republicans following the 2024 election. Senate Republicans elected