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POLITICO PRO udget & Appropriations rief
Trump era egin with 'u American' vow N WYL | 01/20/17 04:10 PM T
TRUMP RA GIN — Preident Donald Trump’ inaugural addre wa relativel light on polic, ut he eized on the hitoric moment to go deep in the weed of federal procurement iue.
“We will follow two imple rule: u American and hire American,” he vowed. Thi wa a familiar campaign refrain, ut it' notale that he emphaized the point again toda. The promie aligned well with the “America firt” theme of the addre and ugget requiring federal project e made with American-made product i a core Trump polic priorit.
That might caue ome friction with Houe peaker Paul Ran and other GOP leader, who have oppoed uch proviion. Democrat will e delighted; en. herrod rown ent Trump a letter Thurda announcing hi plan to introduce legilation to expand "u America" proviion upon Trump’ inauguration.
Other notale udget mention in Trump’ addre: He lammed previou government for having “pent trillion of dollar overea while America' infratructure ha fallen into direpair and deca.” (Of coure, foreign aid i le than 1 percent of the federal udget.) And he promied to “get our people off of welfare and ack to work.” That’ one line that Ran might have liked — he hope to purue “welfare reform 2.0”.
The whitehoue.gov weite are alo quickl eing changed to reflect the new preident’ prioritie. On an iue page for the militar, the new adminitration promie
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to “end the defene equeter and umit a new udget to Congre outlining a plan to reuild our militar.”
On a page aout jo growth, the White Houe a it will enact “pro-growth tax reform,” which “will lower rate for American in ever tax racket, implif the tax code, and reduce the U.. corporate tax rate, which i one of the highet in the world.” The White Houe alo aid Trump “ha propoed a moratorium on new federal regulation and i ordering the head of federal agencie and department to identif jo-killing regulation that hould e repealed.” The OM ite i down a of the rief' pulication.
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INFRATRUCTUR
RYAN’ NUMR — A Capitol Hill deate how much of a potential infratructure package hould e made up of private-ector incentive and how much hould e direct pulic invetment, Ran put a take in the ground thi week, write rianna Gurciullo of POLITICO’ Morning Tranportation.
The right alance, he aid on the "Charlie Roe how," i 40-to-1. "For ever $1 of federal dollar, there' $40 of private-ector pending," Ran aid. "We want to leverage a much private-ector dollar a poile to maximize the fixing of our infratructure." Ran inited that the propoal won't e "a trillion dollar coming from federal taxpaer into the tranportation tem." He alo aid an federal pending on infratructure would mean udget cut elewhere.
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GOP GOVRNOR WORRID — Repulican governor voiced concern Thurda aout individual loing health inurance coverage a the met with enate Finance Committee Repulican aout replacing Oamacare and overhauling Medicaid, Pro Health Care’ Rachana Pradhan and rianna hle report.
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In the meeting were Repulican from 10 tate, including four governor who have expanded Medicaid in their tate under the Affordale Care Act, and would e at rik of loing illion of federal dollar if the health law i repealed without a replacement.
Top GOP enator ought to eae the governor’ fear. “Nood i going to loe coverage,” Majorit Whip John Cornn aid. “We kind of know what’ on their mind. Thoe who have expanded don’t want to give that up.”
everal governor expreed upport for a GOP propoal to change Medicaid o that pending i capped per patient, a hift that Democrat a would gut the afet net for the mot vulnerale.
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DMOCRATIC DIVIION — Democrat were united lat week in oppoition to the GOP udget that pave the wa for Oamacare repeal. ut a few crack tarted to how on the fical front, a 37 largel moderate Houe Democrat voted againt the alternative propoal offered John Yarmuth, the udget Committee ranking memer. The procedural vote tpicall produce a part-line howing, ut leader of the centrit New Democrat Coalition aw an earl opportunit to take a tand againt growing udget deficit.
The 54-memer caucu did not formall whip the vote. ut ource tell the rief that multiple lawmaker, including Chairman Jim Hime, Ron Kind and cott Peter, were vocal during a meeting that da with official from the deficit-minded Concord Coalition aout the need to vote againt oth partie’ propoal. oth lueprint enviioned adding ome $9.5 trillion to the det over a decade. That led to the modet reellion.
“We don’t have to match their reall ad idea with an idea that’ not a good idea,” aid Peter. “If New Dem are going to change the dialogue, we have to make a tatement when thee udget vote come up.”
The California Democrat aid he expected Repulican to purue udget-uting meaure like huge tax cut, Oamacare repeal and infratructure pending without a wa to pa for it. “The whole notion that Repulican are ficall reponile i reall up for gra right now,” he aid.
Yarmuth aid there were no hard feeling, and he aid he wan’t worried aout the part fracturing on more momentou vote in the month to come.
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“There’ alwa a chance that ome of the New Dem will go their own wa occaionall on udget matter,” he aid. “I don’t ee an eriou divide.”
He added that he’ enjoing hi firt week a top Democrat on the committee. “I loved the floor deate,” he aid of the Oamacare repeal fight. “I think we did a good jo of making our cae and challenging Repulican to put up or hut up with a replacement plan.”
Yarmuth alo aid he ha a good relationhip with interim udget Chairwoman Diane lack. In fact, he gave her extra ticket to toda' inauguration.
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MONDAY
The Center for trategic and International tudie hold a dicuion on "Propect for the Defene udget in the New Adminitration." 10:30 a.m.at CI, 1616 Rhode Iland Ave. NW.
TUDAY
Houe udget Committee meeting to approve it rule and overight plan of 115th Congre, followed a hearing on "The Failure of Oamacare: Harmful ffect and roken Promie." 10 a.m. 1334 Longworth Houe Office uilding.
enate udget Committee hearing on Rep. Mick Mulvane’ OM nomination. 10:30 a.m. 608 Dirken enate Office uilding.
CO media riefing on the annual udget and conomic Outlook report, with CO Director Keith Hall and CO Deput Director Mark Hadle. 11 a.m. 483 Ford Houe Office uilding.
enate Homeland ecurit and Government Affair Committee hearing on Mulvane’ nomination. 2:30 p.m. 342 Dirken enate Office uilding.
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Handicapping Trump’ firt 100 da, from POLITICO taff.
Trump paint a dark America onl he can ave write POLITICO’ hane Goldmacher.
tock dip a Trump take oath of office, per The Hill’ Peter chroeder.
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Trump reportedl want to cut cultural program that make up 0.02 percent of federal pending, The Wahington Pot’ Philip ump.
Overight panel Democrat want Flint invetigation reopened, from Roll Call’ Jerem Dillon.
Clurn give Trump' udget pick "enefit of the dout," per The Hill’ Mike Lilli.
What to expect from Trumponomic: QuickTake corecard, loomerg’ rendan Greenle.
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