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The Canvass: Inauguration special edition

The Canvass: Inauguration special edition

In our January survey of K Street and top Hill staffers, they weighed in on several issues, including President Donald Trump’s agenda, DOGE and Trump’s nominees.

The Canvass provides anonymous monthly insights from K Street leaders and top Capitol Hill staffers on key issues playing out in Washington. Sign up here if you work on K Street. Click here to sign up if you’re a senior congressional staffer.

Results: You can check out the full results from January here, as well as a one-page overview. We’ve also organized a slide deck that summarizes the responses to the questions. The survey was conducted from Jan. 6-12 in partnership with independent public affairs firm, LSG.

Key highlights:

K Street, Hill confident Thune will be effective”

“K Street, Hill: Immigration, trade, taxes top of Trump’s first 100 days agenda”

“K Street and Hill aides are bearish on DOGE”

“Capitol Hill, K Street leaders predict harm from Trump deportations”

“K Street, Capitol Hill cast doubt on Gabbard’s confirmation”

“Trump tariffs cause a K Street stir”

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