The US: Washington’s 2015-2016 agenda - what to expect and why it will be important
¢ Despite the contrary and dramatic press accounts, Washington has been getting things done, a positive for the political process and the nation. It may have been messy but here is what they have gotten done so far this year:
o Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) A federal budget
lran nuclear deal
Debt ceiling
Medicare Payment & CHIP funding Homeland Security funding
Debt ceiling raise
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But big policy items are unfinished:
Appropriations (by December 11) Repealing oil export ban
Highway bill
Corporate Tax reform
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)
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