Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

March 2019

Source: Roll Call
Mar 28, 2019
Talks to Raise Spending Caps are Underway, Enzi Says
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Source: Roll Call
Mar 28, 2019
Asked About Gas Tax, Chao Says “Nothing is Off the Table
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
Mar 27, 2019
Millennials are 41% Below Boomers in a Key Wealth Measure
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Source: The Washington Post
Mar 26, 2019
House Democrats Likely to Punt on Writing a Budget Amid Divisions
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Source: The Hill
Mar 26, 2019
Many in High-Tax Areas Weren’t Getting SALT Deduction Before GOP Tax Law: Report
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Source: CNBC
Mar 25, 2019
Most Americans Predict a Weaker Economy and a Greater National Debt by 2050
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Source: CNBC
Mar 25, 2019
Fed’s Evans Says Inflation could Run to 2.5% Before Rate Hikes Are Needed
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Source: Bloomberg
Mar 25, 2019
Democrats Prepare to Move on Tax Priorities in April
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Source: CNBC
Mar 25, 2019
Business Economists See a Slowdown in Growth This Year, Survey Says
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Source: The Associated Press
Mar 22, 2019
U.S. Budget Deficit Sets February Record of $234 Billion
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Source: Marketplace
Mar 22, 2019
Trump Calls for More Economic Outcomes Data
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Source: The Hill
Mar 21, 2019
Senators Ask CBO to Review Options for Preventing Surprise Medical Bills
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Source: The Hill
Mar 20, 2019
Fed Holds Line on Rates, Says No More Hikes Ahead This Year
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Source: The Hill
Mar 20, 2019
Economic Confidence Among CEOs Drops for Fourth Straight Quarter
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Source: The Associated Press
Mar 20, 2019
Fed’s Likely Message: No Increase in Loan Rates Anytime Soon
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 20, 2019
What You Need to Know About Wednesday’s Fed Meeting
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Source: The Hill
Mar 19, 2019
Watchdog: 'Rosy Economic Assumptions' Permeate Trump's Budget Proposal
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 19, 2019
Trump’s Tax Cut Won’t Power the Growth He Predicts, Officials Concede
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Source: CNBC
Mar 19, 2019
US Economic Growth is Likely to Slow Sharply This Year and Next, According to CNBC’s Fed Survey
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Source: Forbes
Mar 18, 2019
Retirement Savings Headwinds Plaguing Millennials
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Mar 18, 2019
Trump Budget Relies on Up to $1.2 Trillion in Potentially Phantom Revenues
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Source: The Hill
Mar 15, 2019
Just One in Five Expect Savings From Trumps Tax Law: Poll
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Source: The Associated Press
Mar 14, 2019
The Latest: Senate Votes to Block Trump Border Declaration
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Source: CNBC
Mar 14, 2019
US Weekly Jobless Claims Increase More Than Expected
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Source: The Hill
Mar 13, 2019
Progressives Seek Defense Freeze in Budget Talks
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