Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

September 2016

Source: U.S. News & World Report
Sep 30, 2016
Consumer Spending Slip Jeopardizes Economic Growth
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Source: Marketplace
Sep 30, 2016
Actually, Consumers Are Pretty Happy
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Source: Bloomberg BNA
Sep 29, 2016
Ryan's 2017 Agenda: Tax, Regulatory, Entitlement Overhauls
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Source: The Boston Globe
Sep 29, 2016
Congress Adjourns Divided, Presaging More Gridlock Ahead
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Source: The Hill
Sep 28, 2016
How Congress Averted Shutdown
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 28, 2016
Congress Approves Spending Bill, Averting Government Shutdown
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Source: Bloomberg
Sep 28, 2016
U.S. Health-Care System Ranks as One of the Least-Efficient
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 28, 2016
Senate Democrats Accept Deal on Flint Aid, Potentially Averting Shutdown
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Source: The Hill
Sep 27, 2016
House Strikes Deal on Flint in Attempt to End Shutdown Threat
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Source: The Hill
Sep 27, 2016
Senate Dems: Add Flint Aid to Spending Deal
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Source: POLITICO
Sep 27, 2016
Democrats Dig in with Shutdown Days Away
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 26, 2016
Congress Meets, With 5 Days to Avoid Shutdown Over Funding
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Source: POLITICO
Sep 23, 2016
White House Raises Possibility of Budget Bill Veto
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Source: Morning Consult
Sep 22, 2016
Initial Effort at Stopgap Spending Bill Falls Flat
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 21, 2016
Fed, With 3 Officials in Dissent, Stands Firm on Interest Rates While Noting Improving Economy
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Source: Marketplace
Sep 21, 2016
Why the Fed Is Slow to Raise Interest Rates
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Source: Morning Consult
Sep 20, 2016
Senate Clears First Hurdle as Spending Talks Continue
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Source: POLITICO
Sep 20, 2016
Senate Advances Budget Deal That Doesn't Exist Yet
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Source: The Hill
Sep 20, 2016
Senate Delays Spending Bill Vote
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Source: Associated Press
Sep 19, 2016
Congress Struggles to Finish Zika Aid, Prevent Shutdown
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 19, 2016
Negotiations over Stop-Gap Spending Plan Drag Into Tuesday, Zika Issues Resolved
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Source: POLITICO
Sep 19, 2016
McConnell Punts Budget Vote to Buy Time for Deal
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Source: The Hill
Sep 19, 2016
Week Ahead: Negotiators Near Deal on Defense Bill
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Source: The Hill
Sep 16, 2016
GOPers Fear Trillion-Dollar Vote Is Inevitable
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 16, 2016
Shutdown Deadline Still Too Far Away to Pressure Congress to Pass a Spending Bill
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