Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

December 2016

Source: POLITICO
Dec 2, 2016
GOP's Medicare Plans Run into Wall in the Senate
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Source: ABC News
Dec 2, 2016
Key House Chairman: GOP Will Change Medicare to 'Save' It
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Source: The Hill
Dec 1, 2016
Trump’s Vow on Medicare in Doubt after HHS Choice
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November 2016

Source: The Hill
Nov 30, 2016
GOP Leaders Aim to Pass ObamaCare Repeal by Inauguration
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Source: The Washington Post
Nov 30, 2016
Trump’s New Treasury, Commerce Nominees Say No ‘Absolute’ Tax Cut for the Wealthy, Predict Faster Economic Growth
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Source: Reuters
Nov 29, 2016
Compromise Reached on Massive U.S. Defense Bill
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Source: The Hill
Nov 29, 2016
Senate Dems Pan Talk of Short-Term Spending Bill
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Source: POLITICO
Nov 29, 2016
House Eyes Budget Stopgap Through April
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Source: The New York Times
Nov 29, 2016
Traders Bet on Big Stimulus Spending. Congress May Not Go Along.
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Source: The Los Angeles Times
Nov 29, 2016
U.S. Economy Grew 3.2% in Third Quarter, Best in Two Years
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Source: The Hill
Nov 29, 2016
GOP Senators Voice Misgivings about Short-Term Spending Bill
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Source: Marketplace
Nov 28, 2016
OECD Lifts Growth Forecast, Citing Trump Stimulus
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Source: The New York Times
Nov 24, 2016
A Battle to Change Medicare Is Brewing, Whether Trump Wants It or Not
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Source: Roll Call
Nov 23, 2016
Pentagon Warns Stopgap Spending Bill Could Hurt Terrorism Fight
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Source: Bloomberg BNA
Nov 22, 2016
March Madness? Spending Fights May Threaten Trump Agenda
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Source: Modern Healthcare
Nov 22, 2016
Is America Ready for a Major Medicare Overhaul?
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Source: The Hill
Nov 22, 2016
GOP Debates Going Big on Tax Reform
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Source: Associated Press
Nov 22, 2016
Deficit Complicates Marriage Between Trump, GOP Lawmakers
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Source: The Washington Post
Nov 21, 2016
How to Pay for Donald Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Agenda? Congressional Republicans Aren’t Saying.
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Source: The Hill
Nov 20, 2016
GOP Leaders Face Crunch in Trump's First 100 Days
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Source: POLITICO
Nov 20, 2016
House GOP Maps out Ambitious Start to Trump Presidency
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Source: POLITICO
Nov 20, 2016
Trump's $1 Trillion Plan Hits D.C. Speed Bumps
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Source: Bloomberg
Nov 17, 2016
Republicans Find Replacing Obamacare Easier Said Than Done
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Source: Marketplace
Nov 17, 2016
Home Building’s Up, But Mortgage Costs Could Go Up Too
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Source: The Hill
Nov 17, 2016
House GOP Eyeing Major Medicare Overhaul in 2017
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