2017-03-15washingtonpost.com

``As a candidate for president, Trump promised that he would work with Congress to pass legislation that would dramatically cut taxes, spur $1 trillion in infrastructure investments, significantly expand school choice and make it easier to afford child care. And he promised he would get started on all that -- and six other pieces of legislation -- in his first 100 days, according to a "Contract with the American Voter" released shortly before Election Day.

Now past the 50-day mark, only one of those bills -- the House GOP health-care plan -- has been introduced. And its path has grown more treacherous by the day, with mounting concerns about the millions of Americans projected to lose coverage, including many who supported Trump in last year's election.

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the only legislative initiative that can be checked off as introduced is the health-care plan. Even that bill would not do all that Trump advertised, which included reforms aimed at speeding the approval of lifesaving drugs and allowing the sale of insurance across state lines.

Other promised 100-day bills included a sweeping crackdown on immigration, including a southern border wall paid for by Mexico; a new system of tariffs to discourage companies from relocating abroad; and reforms aimed at reducing "the corrupting influence of special interests on our politics." No such measures have been introduced.



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