Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

April 2020

Source: ABC News
Apr 3, 2020
White House Considers Plan to Cover Medical Bills for Millions of Uninsured Americans
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 2, 2020
CBO: Second Coronavirus Aid Package Will Cost $192 Billion
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Source: CNBC
Apr 2, 2020
CBO Sees the Economy down 7% in Second Quarter and the Jobless Rate past 10%
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 2, 2020
Pelosi Forms New Select Committee to Oversee $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package
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Source: NPR
Apr 2, 2020
A Dismal Record: Nearly 10 Million Filed For Unemployment In Last 2 Weeks
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Source: Bloomberg
Apr 2, 2020
Trump, Pelosi Put 2017 Tax Law on Table in Next Virus Aid Round
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 1, 2020
Trump Hints at Using Federal Programs to Provide Coverage after Obamacare Decision
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Source: The Hill
Apr 1, 2020
House Democrats Push Huge Jobs Project in Wake of Coronavirus
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 1, 2020
Obamacare Markets Will Not Reopen, Trump Decides
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March 2020

Source: The Hill
Mar 31, 2020
Infrastructure Bill Gains New Steam as Coronavirus Worsens
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Source: Roll Call
Mar 31, 2020
Coronavirus Disrupts Appropriations Schedule
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 31, 2020
Nancy Pelosi Is Already Talking about the Next Stimulus Bill for Coronavirus Relief
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Source: Roll Call
Mar 30, 2020
CBO: Trump Budget Would Cut Trillions Less from Deficits
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 30, 2020
Pelosi Floats New Stimulus Plan: Rolling Back SALT Cap
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Source: NPR
Mar 30, 2020
The U.S. Was Already Deep in Debt. This Year's Deficit Will Be 'Mind-Boggling'
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Source: Bloomberg
Mar 30, 2020
Millions More Jobless Claims to Show Reeling U.S. Economy
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 28, 2020
Coronavirus May Add Billions to the Nation’s Health Care Bill
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Source: The Hill
Mar 27, 2020
Lawmakers Already Planning More Coronavirus Stimulus after $2T Package
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Source: NPR
Mar 27, 2020
President Trump Signs $2 Trillion Coronavirus Rescue Package into Law
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Source: Roll Call
Mar 27, 2020
Massive Coronavirus Aid Package Clears House, Awaits Trump Signature
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Source: Roll Call
Mar 26, 2020
JCT: Coronavirus Aid Bill to Cut Taxes by $591B over 10 Years
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Source: Bloomberg
Mar 26, 2020
Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet Tops $5 Trillion for First Time
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Source: POLITICO
Mar 26, 2020
Record-Breaking Unemployment Claims May Be Vast Undercount
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Source: AP News
Mar 26, 2020
Pelosi Forecasts House OK of Senate’s $2.2T Virus Aid Plan
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Source: NPR
Mar 26, 2020
3.3 Million File for Unemployment Claims, Shattering Records
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