Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

April 2020

Source: USA Today
Apr 13, 2020
Congress Extends Break until May Due to Coronavirus as Talks on Another Stimulus Package Continue
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 13, 2020
Coronavirus Pushes Annual Deficit Forecasts toward $4 Trillion
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 10, 2020
Trump Backs Off Tougher Food Stamp Work Rules for Now
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 10, 2020
House Democrats Planning Post-Pandemic Acceleration to Appropriations Process
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Source: AP News
Apr 10, 2020
White House Says No ‘Surprise’ Bills for COVID-19 Patients
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 9, 2020
Treasury Expected to Get Started on Stimulus Payments Friday
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 9, 2020
Fed to Buy Municipal Debt for First Time, Underscoring Peril Facing Cities
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 9, 2020
Hundreds of Additional Tax Deadlines Reset to July 15
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 9, 2020
No Deal on Fresh Coronavirus Aid Package
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 9, 2020
6.6 Million Americans Filed for Unemployment Last Week, Bringing the Pandemic Total to over 17 Million
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Source: CNBC
Apr 9, 2020
Federal Reserve Unveils Details of $2.3 Trillion in Programs to Help Support the Economy
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Source: NPR
Apr 9, 2020
IRS Budget Cuts, Staffing Challenges Create Coronavirus Payment Headaches
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 8, 2020
Conflicting Priorities Threaten Quick Coronavirus Aid Passage
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 8, 2020
Showdown Heats up Between Trump, Democrats over Demand for More Coronavirus Small Business Funds
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Source: Bloomberg
Apr 8, 2020
U.S. Recession Model at 100% Confirms Downturn Is Already Here
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 7, 2020
Trump Removes Independent Watchdog for Coronavirus Funds, Upending Oversight Panel
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 7, 2020
With Demand Soaring, Congress Weighs Adding $250 Billion in Small-Business Aid
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 7, 2020
Medical Providers Hope Emergency Funds, Waivers Stay in Place
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 6, 2020
Small Businesses Worry $349 Billion Emergency Lending Program Isn’t Big Enough
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 6, 2020
Worried that $2 Trillion Law Wasn’t Enough, Trump and Congressional Leaders Converge on Need for New Coronavirus Economic Package
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Source: Reuters
Apr 6, 2020
Coronavirus Muddies U.S. Economic Data as Business Closures Push down Response Rates
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 5, 2020
Americans Hit by Economic Shocks as Confusion, Stumbles Undermine Trump’s Stimulus Effort
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Source: Bloomberg
Apr 4, 2020
Speaker Pelosi Aims to Bring Up Next Virus Stimulus This Month
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 3, 2020
Government Plans to Pay Hospitals for COVID-19 Care for Uninsured
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 3, 2020
Pelosi Punts on Infrastructure in Next Coronavirus Aid Package
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