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Trump struggling to implement his agenda

President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress this evening offered only a little additional clarity on the tax reforms and additional spending the White House will be seeking from Congress. With Congress getting bogged down by Republican infighting over efforts to repeal and replace existing health care legislation, it will take considerably longer to pass tax reform than we initially thought on election night. There is now a good chance that it won't happen until early next year.

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