Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

August 2017

Source: Bloomberg Government
Aug 17, 2017
No Deals in Sight as Spending, Debt Limit Deadlines Loom
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Source: POLITICO
Aug 17, 2017
Veteran Lobbyists See Hard Road for Tax Reform
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Source: The Hill
Aug 16, 2017
GOP Chairman: Tax Reform Could Increase Deficit
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Source: POLITICO
Aug 16, 2017
Trump Administration Will Make this Month’s Obamacare Payments but Leaves Program’s Future in Limbo
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Source: Reuters
Aug 15, 2017
House Tax Chairman Confident on Reform, Others Less So
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Source: New York Times
Aug 15, 2017
Trump Threat to Obamacare Would Send Premiums and Deficits Higher
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Source: New York Times
Aug 15, 2017
Lots of Questions Still Hang Over Trump's Tax Plan
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Source: The Hill
Aug 15, 2017
Looming Debt Limit Fight Rattles Wall Street
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Source: Bloomberg
Aug 14, 2017
Trump Will Get His Tax Cuts, Vast Majority of Economists Say
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Source: CBS News
Aug 14, 2017
Why Raising the Debt Ceiling Won't be Easy
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Source: The Washington Post
Aug 13, 2017
House Conservatives Hope to Revive Obamacare Repeal Vote
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Source: The Washington Post
Aug 12, 2017
Republicans May Not Have the Votes for More Spending Cuts
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Source: The Hill
Aug 11, 2017
GOP Debates Retroactive Tax Cuts
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Source: Roll Call
Aug 11, 2017
Republicans to Weigh Surplus of Tax Policy Options
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Source: Roll Call
Aug 10, 2017
Kaiser Study: Uncertainty Over Obamacare’s Future Increasing Rates
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Source: Reuters
Aug 10, 2017
White House Plans to Release Tax Reform Framework in September: Sources
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Source: POLITICO
Aug 9, 2017
White House Pitches Deal for Wall Money — and No Shutdown
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Source: The Hill
Aug 9, 2017
House to Take up Spending Bills, then Budget
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Source: Vox
Aug 9, 2017
The Looming Debt Ceiling Fight, Explained
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Source: The Hill
Aug 9, 2017
Debt Group Urges GOP Chairman to Avoid Budget 'Gimmicks'
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Source: POLITICO
Aug 8, 2017
Trump White House Quietly Courts Democrats for Tax Overhaul
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Source: CNBC
Aug 8, 2017
Job Openings Hit Record High in June at 6.2 Million
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Source: Roll Call
Aug 8, 2017
Senate Republicans Face Key Tax Overhaul Decisions
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Source: Bloomberg
Aug 8, 2017
Republicans Discuss a Mix of Temporary, Permanent Tax Changes
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Source: The Hill
Aug 7, 2017
McConnell Open to Bipartisan Deal on Health Insurance Payments
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