Leg-Reg Update

Where Are We Now
• Congress Could Work On:
▫ Infrastructure – President Will Propose Plan
• Proposal May Include $1.5 Trillion in Spending
• Unclear If Anything Will Come of It, Particularly Due to Deficits of Tax Cut Bill
▫ Welfare/Entitlement Reform – Speaker Ryan Remains Interested In This,
But Leader McConnell Is not; Unclear What Programs Would be Affected
• Medicare and Social Security – No
• Medicaid – No, but possibly greater work requirements
• Social Service Programs – Food Stamps, TANF – More Likely to be Affected
• Unless Congress Passes Budget Resolution Unlocking Reconciliation Again
(Unlikely), Any Reform Will Need 60 Votes (And at Least 9 Democrats) in
Senate
NASL Winter Conference
February 7, 2018
Washington, DC