The nation’s economy grew at an inflation-adjusted rate of 2.9 percent in the third quarter. While this is good, it shows the weakness of the Obama economy. Growth has averaged approximately 1 percent in the last three quarters, and the recovery from the recession has been lackluster at best. Under the Obama standards, what should be normal – growth of around 3 percent – is now viewed as a strong rebound.

The Department of Labor reported an unemployment rate of 5.0 percent for September, up 0.1 percent from last month. In 2016, employment growth has averaged 178,000 per month, down from 229,000 per month in 2015.

When writing Obamacare, Democrats decided that a "public option" – government-run health care – was too extreme. Now they say Obamacare’s failures can be solved with a public option. Democrats’ push for a Washington-run health care plan would do even more harm to Americans’ health care than Obamacare already has.

The continuing resolution funds the government through December 9 at current levels. Zika is provided $1.1 billion in emergency funding and flood relief is provided $500 million in disaster funding.