Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

March 2024

Source: Roll Call
Mar 6, 2024
First Batch of Final Spending Bills Passes House
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 6, 2024
House Passes Bipartisan $460 Billion Spending Bill to Avert a Partial Shutdown
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Source: The Hill
Mar 5, 2024
Earmark Battle Emerges as Late Threat to Spending Bill
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Source: Roll Call
Mar 3, 2024
Fiscal 2024 Spending Finale Starts to Take Shape
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Source: The Washington Post
Mar 3, 2024
Congress Releases Six Funding Bills Ahead of Friday Shutdown Deadline
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February 2024

Source: The Hill
Feb 26, 2024
Lawmakers Race to Avoid Looming Shutdown as Blame Game Begins
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Source: Roll Call
Feb 25, 2024
Biden, ‘Big Four’ to Meet as Spending Talks Sputter
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Source: Roll Call
Feb 23, 2024
Appropriations Talks Chug Along; Stopgap Eyed as Backup Plan
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Source: The Hill
Feb 23, 2024
GOP Shutdown Fears Grow: ‘We Could Be in a World of Hurt’
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Source: AP News
Feb 13, 2024
What’s Inside the Senate’s $95 Billion Bill to Aid Ukraine and Israel and Counter China
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Source: POLITICO
Feb 13, 2024
Senate Passes $95B Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan Despite Trump Attacks
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Source: The Washington Post
Feb 11, 2024
Congress Agrees on How Much to Spend — but Not on How to Spend It
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Source: The Washington Post
Feb 7, 2024
Biden-McCarthy Deal Will Limit Debt Growth by $1.4 Trillion, CBO Says
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Source: The New York Times
Feb 7, 2024
U.S. Debt on Pace to Top $54 Trillion Over Next 10 Years
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Source: The New York Times
Feb 5, 2024
Here’s What’s in the Senate’s $118 Billion Ukraine and Border Deal
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Source: The Washington Post
Feb 1, 2024
Calculate How Much You Would Get From the Expanded Child Tax Credit
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January 2024

Source: Roll Call
Jan 31, 2024
Tax Bill Overcomes Objections From Left and Right, Passes House
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Source: The New York Times
Jan 25, 2024
U.S. Economy Grew at 3.3% Rate in Latest Quarter
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Source: AP News
Jan 25, 2024
US Economy Grew at a Surprisingly Strong 3.3% Pace Last Quarter, Pointing to Continued Resilience
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Source: The New York Times
Jan 19, 2024
What’s in the New Tax Deal?
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Source: Roll Call
Jan 19, 2024
Strong Bipartisan Showing in First Test of Tax Deal’s Support
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Source: The New York Times
Jan 18, 2024
Congress Clears Stopgap Spending Bill for Biden, Moving to Avert Shutdown
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Source: The Washington Post
Jan 18, 2024
House, Senate Pass Short-Term Bill Averting Government Shutdown Until March
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Source: Roll Call
Jan 18, 2024
House Clears Stopgap Funding Extension Into March
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Source: The New York Times
Jan 18, 2024
Congress to Clear Stopgap Spending Bill for Biden, Moving to Avert Shutdown
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Solutions Initiative 2024

Seven think tanks from across the ideological spectrum all agree that we are on an unsustainable fiscal path, and we need to change course.

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National Debt Clock

See the latest numbers and learn more about the causes of our high and rising debt.

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