August 17, 2018
The House of Representatives continues its August recess. The Senate is in session and is working on judicial appointments and the appropriations packages for the next fiscal year. (spoiler alert: There will not be a government shutdown in September because both Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer have roughly agreed on the terms and the outcome).
We’re adjusting our format this week. Steve Gordon converts his Heard on the Hill column to People on the Hill – and begins a series of interviews with people in Washington who represents segments of the Arizona business community.
NAFTA discussions are ongoing with the clock ticking. Senator Orrin Hatch, Chairmanof the Finance Committee, gave an important speech in Utah this week on the value of free trade. It’s worthwhile reading – and we’ve linked to it here.
Dana Marston is in Alaska fishing for salmon. Ramona Lessen has pulled together a visual on Foreign Direct Investment in US Industry Sectors, another one on Trading Tariffs on US Goods, and a third for the TWIW weekly calendar.