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What We’re Reading This Week, March 13 – 17

Here’s a selection of articles the Federal Relations team is reading this week.

Trump Budget – The President’s first budget request came out this week, and there’s a lot in there. The Washington Post has an overview. Also, WaPo has an article about how Congressional Republicans aren’t so wild about the proposal. Read more in The Washington Post here. 

CBO Numbers Grab Headlines – While many supporters of the House Obamacare repeal legislation had expected some politically difficult projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with respect to the number of uninsured Americans, the estimates released by the bipartisan office have created even more anxiety among some GOP members in both chambers of Congress. Read more here in Politico, and in The Hill here and here.

Who Do You Trust? – When it comes to health care reform and rhetoric, Trump supporters tend to believe Trump. Read more in The Washington Post.

Marriage of Convenience – Health care reform is making unusual bedfellows and straining strained relationships. For example, President Trump assured Americans on Thursday of the “improvements being made” to legislation that Speaker Paul Ryan initially suggested would scarcely change. Read more in The New York Times.

Punctuation Is Fundamental –A class-action lawsuit about overtime pay for truck drivers hinged entirely on the absence of an Oxford Comma. Read more in The New York Times.