Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

April 2017

Source: Associated Press
Apr 10, 2017
Trump-Taxes: President Scraps Tax Plan, Timetable Threatened
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 9, 2017
With a Deadline Looming, Nobody is Threatening to Shut Down the Government
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Source: Morning Consult
Apr 7, 2017
House GOP Amends Healthcare Bill to Address Premiums
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Source: New York Times
Apr 7, 2017
Job Growth Loses Steam as U.S. Adds 98,000 in March
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Source: The Hill
Apr 5, 2017
What Democrats Want in Shutdown Fight
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Source: BNA
Apr 4, 2017
Brady Begins Tax Outreach to Democrats
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Source: The Hill
Apr 4, 2017
Lawmakers Warn of 'Ugly Fallout' Over Short-Term Defense Funding
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 4, 2017
Republicans Try to Revive Healthcare Effort as Leaders Seek to Temper Expectations
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 4, 2017
Ryan Says Rekindled Healthcare Talks in ‘Conceptual Stage’
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Source: Morning Consult
Apr 3, 2017
Rates for Pass-Through Entities May be Next Point of Contention in Tax Reform
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 3, 2017
Pence Pitches Ideas to Build Support for Healthcare Bill
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Source: New York Times
Apr 3, 2017
Trump is Ready for Tax Cuts, but His Treasury Department Isn’t
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Source: USA Today
Apr 2, 2017
Trump Claims He Will Rally on Healthcare
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Source: The Hill
Apr 2, 2017
Freedom Caucus Poised for Pivotal Role in Infrastructure Fight
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March 2017

Source: The Washington Post
Mar 29, 2017
Hill Republicans Trying to Avert a Shutdown Need Democrats — and Trump
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Source: Reuters
Mar 29, 2017
Trump to Unveil $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan in 2017: Official
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Source: Bloomberg
Mar 29, 2017
House GOP Weighing Another Try on Obamacare Vote Next Week
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Source: The Hill
Mar 28, 2017
CBO: Budget Deficits, Debt to Reach Record Highs in 30 Years
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Source: The Washington Post
Mar 28, 2017
Senate Democrats Offer to Work with Trump on Healthcare — but Only if He Ends Attack on Obamacare
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Source: Marketplace
Mar 28, 2017
Looming Budget Fight Could Slow GOP Push for Tax Reform
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Source: NPR
Mar 28, 2017
House GOP Says Healthcare Fight not Over, but Offers No Path Forward
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Source: The Hill
Mar 28, 2017
Republicans Seek to Lower Odds of a Shutdown
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Source: Morning Consult
Mar 27, 2017
Tax Reform will be Next Test for Ryan’s ‘Better Way’
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Source: Bloomberg
Mar 27, 2017
Senate GOP Leaders Push for Healthcare Effort After House Plan Implodes
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Source: The Hill
Mar 27, 2017
Report: Trump Wants to Move Tax Reform, Infrastructure Together
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