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Sep 22, 2017

09/22/2017: What’s driving the Senate’s looming deadline

When Senator John McCain announced he’d vote no on the latest GOP replacement for Obamacare, he said: “The specter of September 30th budget reconciliation deadline has hung over this entire process,” and he’s right. We keep hearing about how Republicans need to get something done by the end of the month, and we’ll start today’s show with the health care drama and the legislative mechanism driving it. Then: Aaron Hernandez’s autopsy result showed severe brain damage, and it’s just the latest in a string of injury revelations for the NFL, but what effect will they really have on the league’s $14 billion business? Plus, the latest bad news for Uber.

Sen. John McCain walks to the U.S. Senate chamber July 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. McCain was recently diagnosed with brain cancer but returned on the day the Senate is holding a key procedural vote on U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
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Officials fight to keep the state and local tax deduction
by Adriene Hill
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GOP lawmakers consider eliminating it as apart of a tax-reform plan.
Brain injury revelations are nothing new for the NFL
by Ryan Kailath
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The news that former Patriot Aaron Hernandez suffered advanced brain disease will do little to hurt the business.
Some Germans bridle at the widespread use of English
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The ubiquitous use of the language in Germany is prompting a backlash.
If Graham-Cassidy’s doomed, what’s that mean for the economy?
by Kai Ryssdal
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A roundup of this week's business and economic news.
More bad news for Uber. This time from London.
by Tracey Samuelson
Uber has a new fire to put out. The city of London said today that when Uber’s license to operate expires at the end of the month, it’s bye bye Uber. There won’t be a renewal. The company has been trying to recover from a long list of woes, which include — but are not […]
Reconciliation budget rule may not help GOP repeal Obamacare in time
by Kimberly Adams
In Washington, it’s another day of drama as Republicans race against the clock to repeal Obamacare. Senator John McCain said today he could not, in good conscience, vote for the latest version of the Obamacare repeal. That means if one more Senate Republican becomes a hard no, the bill is basically dead. In a statement, […]

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09/22/2017: What’s driving the Senate’s looming deadline

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Segments From This Episode

Officials fight to keep the state and local tax deduction

Brain injury revelations are nothing new for the NFL

Some Germans bridle at the widespread use of English

If Graham-Cassidy’s doomed, what’s that mean for the economy?

More bad news for Uber. This time from London.

Reconciliation budget rule may not help GOP repeal Obamacare in time

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