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Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation
May 2019
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CNBC
May 14, 2019
Treasury Yields Could Rise “Really Sharply” If China Starts Selling, Strategist Says
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Roll Call
May 13, 2019
White House Wants to Update Poverty Thresholds. It Could Affect Food Stamps and Medicaid Benefits
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The Washington Post
May 13, 2019
Why China’s U.S. Treasuries Are a Double-Edged Sword
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The New York Times
May 10, 2019
Many Americans Will Need Long-Term Care. Most Won’t be Able to Afford It.
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The Hill
May 10, 2019
House Panel Defies Trump, Approves $56B Foreign Ops Spending Bill
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Roll Call
May 9, 2019
House Spending Panel Advances Measure Boosting Congressional Funding
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The Hill
May 9, 2019
Dems Reject Trump's State Department Cuts in $56B Spending Bill
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The Hill
May 7, 2019
Federal Deficit Grew 38 Percent in First 7 Months of Fiscal Year: CBO
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Bloomberg
May 7, 2019
Student-Loan Outlook Is Reversed, Showing $31 Billion U.S. Cost
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CNBC
May 3, 2019
Fed’s James Bullard Says Interest Rate Policy is “a Little Tight” Right Now
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CNBC
May 3, 2019
Social Security, a Lifeline for Millions, Needs its Own Life Preserver
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Newsweek
May 2, 2019
It’s Only May, and the Federal Deficit is Already Higher Than in All But Five Full-Year Deficits in U.S. History
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The Hill
May 2, 2019
CBO Projects Deficits Will Add Up to $12.7 Trillion Through 2029
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MarketWatch
May 2, 2019
Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady as Economy Grows at “Solid Rate” and Inflation Stays Low
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The Hill
May 1, 2019
Private Sector Exceeds Expectations by Adding 275k Jobs in April
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