News Alert: Trump’s growing economy faces fall obstacles

View in your browser     Trump’s growing economy faces fall obstacles An ebullient President Trump on Wednesday touted the U.S. economy’s 3 percent growth in the second quarter and boasted that the best is yet to come. “If we achieve sustained 3 percent growth, that means 12 million new jobs and $10 trillion in new economic activity over the next decade,” Trump told a receptive crowd in Springfield, Mo. “And I happen to be one that thinks we can go much higher than 3 percent. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t.” Whether the economy continues to grow may depend on how Trump and the Congress navigate a series of thorny political issues in the next month that include measures to prevent a government shutdown and raise the nation’s borrowing limit. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.