This is a continuation of my fictional blog President John McCain.
One of President McCain's first actions upon being sworn into office was surprisingly to look into the OTHER e-mail controversy which derailed the presidential election. In addition to the Russian Hacking, many media outlets (though not this blog) spent a lot of time focusing on the difficulties former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had with her government-issued e-mail account. Upon hearing about the number of public sector employees who continue to use their private e-mail addresses while serving the United States of America's Government, McCain, a security hawk, immediately announced a panel to review what could be done. The panel is expected to report back next week.
Yesterday, President McCain met with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to discuss the Office of Congressional Ethics. The discussion was fruitful, including discussion of the problems discussed last week in this blog. Speaker Ryan agreed to let the OCE report to President McCain until a more permanent fix could be applied, rather than reporting to the House Ethics Committee, agreeing that that was tantamount to letting congress police themselves.
The ObamaCare Repeal is going slower than expected, partially because of the efforts of Senator Rand Paul. Though Senator Paul wants to repeal the law, he has concerns about repealing it without an immediate replacement plan. President McCain's press secretary Julie Tarallo accused Paul of grandstanding, given the animosity between the two when they were colleagues in the senate.
The last bit of policy that President McCain is working on is getting congress to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade treaty which was designed to give the United States a leg up in any upcoming trade or military wars with china. The bill's support defies party lines, with legislators on the left and the right supporting it, and other legislators on either side opposing it. If it were brought to a vote right now, it is likely that ratification would fail, but President McCain is currently working with Utah Republican Orrin Hatch to drum up support from congress.
- Below are some basic numbers to help you understand the country right now.
- S&P 500: $2,283.18
- GDP: $16,770,000,000,000
- Unemployment: 4.7%
- Price of Gas: $2.338 per gallon
- Estimated number of protests this weekend of the unusual circumstances bringing out president to power: 32,000
- Number of immigrants currently living freely in this country: 38 million
- Number of prisoners in Guantanimo Bay Cuba: 55
I won't be including these numbers every week, but on weeks that there are noticeable changes, they will be updated.
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