Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

February 2016

Source: Brookings
Feb 12, 2016
In Obama’s budget, a suggestion more multinational corporate profits are escaping U.S. taxes
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Source: Time
Feb 11, 2016
How Much Does America's Huge National Debt Actually Matter?
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Feb 11, 2016
Checking the Presidential Candidates’ Math – and Potential Red Ink
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Source: Roll Call
Feb 10, 2016
Ryan: Congress May Prep Reconciliation Measure for GOP President
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Source: Bloomberg View
Feb 10, 2016
Obama's Budget Has at Least One Good Idea
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Source: Brookings
Feb 10, 2016
Three budget fights to watch
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Source: Brookings
Feb 9, 2016
In Obama's budget, a case study on finding and closing tax loopholes
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Source: Washington Post
Feb 9, 2016
How our leaders could start reducing the federal deficit now
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Source: POLITICO
Feb 9, 2016
Ryan, top Republicans huddle with members on budget
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Source: The Hill
Feb 9, 2016
What's inside Obama's budget
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Source: Bloomberg Politics
Feb 9, 2016
Obama Reaches for Relevance With $4.1 Trillion 2017 Budget
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Source: Fosters.com
Feb 8, 2016
Candidates need credible solutions to fix the debt
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Source: AP
Feb 8, 2016
Timing is everything: Obama's budget same day as NH primary
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Source: Fox News
Feb 7, 2016
Obama to deliver 2017 budget to Congress, GOP leaders plan to draft their own
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Source: The Hill
Feb 7, 2016
Ryan, GOP face budget squeeze
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Source: New York Times
Feb 5, 2016
Wages Rise as U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls Below 5%
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Source: Marketplace
Feb 5, 2016
Productivity is anemic, so are wages
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Source: Bloomberg Politics
Feb 3, 2016
Ryan Tested as Republican Faction Threatens to Upend 2017 Budget
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Source: The Guardian
Feb 2, 2016
Obama's last defense budget refocuses on Europe and great-power conflict
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Source: POLITICO
Feb 2, 2016
Ryan moves to quell Freedom Caucus anger on budget
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Source: New York Times
Feb 2, 2016
Despite Pledges, Tax Reform Remains an Elusive Goal
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Source: Washington Post
Feb 2, 2016
After Tuesday veto vote on Obamacare repeal, GOP moves on to another budget fight
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Source: Des Moines Register
Feb 1, 2016
Editorial: Candidates offer deficit of ideas on debt
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January 2016

Source: Washington Post
Jan 31, 2016
The dangerous deficits our candidates aren’t talking about
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Source: USA Today
Jan 29, 2016
Six takeaways from the Iowa Republican debate
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