January 31, 2017
Thanks for your great response to Week One of This Week in Washington.
Issue Two highlights trade. President Trump’s trade agenda is vitally important to Arizona – because NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) has helped make Mexico Arizona’s primary trading partner. The numbers are better than a thousand words.
Our lead article on the President’s trade policy by Larry Smith, who served as the U.S. Senate’s Chief Executive before beginning his career in public affairs. Larry and his firm became affiliated with Total Spectrum on January 1st, and we couldn’t be more pleased. We’re also beginning in this issue a regular forum devoted to NAFTA and Trade, which this week gives a detailed examination of the proposed Border Adjustment Tax.
Dana Marston provides an update on the Cabinet’s confirmation progress, shares a graphic that shows the key budget deadlines that will drive the congressional calendar, and gives us a calendar of weekly events. “Heard on the Hill” separates the news from the noise, and reports on this week’s “Big News” and some “Underreported News.”
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