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Jun 26, 2017

6/26/2017: Trump may bash trade deals but states are forging ahead

Senate Republicans are reportedly planning to put a penalty in the health care bill that would lock people out of the market for six months if they drop their coverage. Why are they doing this? Health care reporter Dan Gorenstein fills us in. Also, the most expensive bailout of failing banks in Italy’s history and what to expect from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first meeting with President Trump. Lastly, the president has been a vocal critic of foreign trade, but states are making their own deals. We drop in on a big, three-day convention in Maryland, just outside Washington, to see how states, counties and U.S. territories are coming together with foreign investors.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (L) moderates a discussion with General Motors CEO Mary Barra during the Select USA 2017 Investment Summit on June 19 in National Harbor, Maryland.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (L) moderates a discussion with General Motors CEO Mary Barra during the Select USA 2017 Investment Summit on June 19 in National Harbor, Maryland.
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Senate Republicans are reportedly planning to put a penalty in the health care bill that would lock people out of the market for six months if they drop their coverage. Why are they doing this? Health care reporter Dan Gorenstein fills us in. Also, the most expensive bailout of failing banks in Italy’s history and what to expect from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first meeting with President Trump. Lastly, the president has been a vocal critic of foreign trade, but states are making their own deals. We drop in on a big, three-day convention in Maryland, just outside Washington, to see how states, counties and U.S. territories are coming together with foreign investors.