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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 O00 0 0 0 But big policy items are unfinished: Appropriations (by December 11) Repealing oil export ban Highway bill Corporate Tax reform The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) O00 0 0 Deutsche Bank Francis J. Kelly Global Public Affairs francis.j.kelly@db.com 3 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026797