Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

May 2017

Source: New York Times
May 24, 2017
G.O.P. Health Bill Would Leave 23 Million More Uninsured in a Decade, C.B.O. Says
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Source: Roll Call
May 24, 2017
Debt Limit Deadline Already Creeping Up Congress
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Source: The Hill
May 24, 2017
Ryan: House Could Pass Bill that Doesn't Include Border Tax
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Source: Bloomberg Politics
May 24, 2017
Fate of Republican Health Bill Teeters on New Financial Analysis
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Source: Washington Post
May 23, 2017
GOP Divisions Grow Over Proposal for a Border Adjustment Tax
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Source: New York Times
May 23, 2017
Border Tax’s Apparent Demise Jeopardizes G.O.P. Overhaul Plan
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Source: Roll Call
May 23, 2017
Trump Budget Request Rolls Out to a Quarreling Congress
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Source: USA Today
May 22, 2017
Trump Budget Cuts Safety Net Programs, Hitting States that Voted for Him
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Source: Associated Press
May 22, 2017
Senate Republicans Quietly Working on Health Overhaul
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Source: The Hill
May 21, 2017
Trump Administration Faces Decision on Obamacare Payments
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Source: Associated Press
May 21, 2017
Trump to Propose Big Cuts to Safety Net in New Budget, Slashing Medicaid and Opening Door to Other Limits
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Source: Bloomberg
May 18, 2017
Trump's Budget Aims for Balance Through Steep Cuts, Growth
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Source: Bloomberg
May 18, 2017
House May Need to Vote Again on GOP Obamacare Repeal Bill
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Source: The Hill
May 18, 2017
Dems: Trump Budget is Recipe for Shutdown
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Source: The Hill
May 18, 2017
Senate GOP Short on Ideas for Stabilizing Obamacare Markets
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Source: Reuters
May 17, 2017
White House Says Full Fiscal 2018 Budget to be Released on May 23
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Source: New York Times
May 17, 2017
Republican Hopes for Rewriting Tax Code in 2017 Are Fading
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Source: The Hill
May 17, 2017
Mulvaney Hints Budget Math Will Rely on Economic Growth
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Source: Reuters
May 17, 2017
U.S. Governors Work Senate as New Power Brokers in Obamacare Repeal
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Source: Bloomberg
May 17, 2017
Senate GOP Won't Back Trump's Deep Spending Cuts, McConnell Says
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Source: The Hill
May 16, 2017
House Panel to Examine Border Tax Next Week
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Source: Bloomberg
May 16, 2017
McConnell Won't Guarantee All Tax Cuts Stay in Healthcare Bill
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Source: POLITICO
May 16, 2017
Bipartisan Healthcare Talks Pick Up Steam in Senate
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Source: Bloomberg
May 16, 2017
McConnell Wants Revenue-Neutral Tax Plan, at Odds with Trump
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Source: New York Times
May 15, 2017
Medicaid Expansion, Reversed by House, Is Back on Table in Senate
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