Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

October 2019

Source: Roll Call
Oct 23, 2019
Shelby: Next Stopgap Could Last until February or March
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Source: AP News
Oct 23, 2019
Uncertainties Escalate for Fed as It Weighs Another Rate Cut
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Source: The Hill
Oct 23, 2019
Congress Faces Major Hurdles to Spending Deal
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Source: POLITICO
Oct 22, 2019
Spending Bills Crawl Forward, but a Second Stopgap Looms
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Source: Roll Call
Oct 22, 2019
Four Spending Bills on the Move; Democrats Eye Allocations Deal
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Source: AP News
Oct 22, 2019
Pelosi’s Prescription for High Drug Prices Clears Committee
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 22, 2019
Obamacare Premiums to Fall and Number of Insurers to Rise Next Year
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Source: The Hill
Oct 21, 2019
Senate Dems Signal They'll Support Domestic Spending Package
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Source: Roll Call
Oct 21, 2019
Four Appropriations Bills Slated for Senate Floor This Week
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 20, 2019
Estate Taxes Are Easy to Flee, but They Still Help States
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Source: The Washington Post
Oct 19, 2019
Add Risk of Government Shutdown to Impeachment and Other Legislative Logjams
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Source: AP News
Oct 19, 2019
Finance Officials Pledge to Combat Global Economic Slowdown
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 18, 2019
Fed Signals a Rate Cut Remains Possible, Despite Glimmers of Economic Hope
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Source: The Hill
Oct 17, 2019
McConnell Tees Up Government Funding Votes Amid Stalemate
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Source: The Washington Post
Oct 17, 2019
Failed Senate Vote Sets up Big Fight over Border Wall, Budget
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Source: CNBC
Oct 17, 2019
The Federal Reserve Could Soon Pause in Its Latest Rate-Cutting Cycle
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 16, 2019
Would ‘Medicare for All’ Save Billions or Cost Billions?
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Source: Roll Call
Oct 16, 2019
Senate Floor Debate Beckons Amid Spending Bill Impasse
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Source: NPR
Oct 15, 2019
How nonprofit Hospitals Are Driving Up the Cost of Health Care
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Source: Bloomberg
Oct 11, 2019
House Drug Bill Would Save $345 Billion, Reshape Pharma Industry
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Source: The Hill
Oct 10, 2019
Senate Democrats Aim to Repeal Rules Blocking Trump Tax Law Workarounds
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Source: Marketplace
Oct 10, 2019
Social Security Benefits’ Buying Power is Fading, Despite Adjustments
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Source: Forbes
Oct 10, 2019
Maximum Social Security Taxes Will Increase 3.6% While Benefits Will Rise 1.6% In 2020
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 9, 2019
Fed Officials Voice Concern About Slowdown’s Effect on Hiring
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Source: The Hill
Oct 9, 2019
Fed Officials Saw Rising Risk of Recession at Last Meeting
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