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Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation
February 2019
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Marketplace
Feb 5, 2019
Will Trump’s State of the Union Address Reset the Debate on Infrastructure?
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Roll Call
Feb 4, 2019
Lots of Legislation Would Deal With Future Shutdowns, But Most of it DOA
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The New York Times
Feb 3, 2019
Democrats Push Plan to Increase Social Security Benefits and Solvency
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npr
Feb 1, 2019
U.S. Added 304,000 Jobs In January; Shutdown Boosted Unemployment To 4 Percent
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CNBC
Jan 31, 2019
President Trump and Nancy Pelosi Harden Their Positions in the Latest Border Wall Fight – With Nearly 2 Weeks to Go Before the Next Shutdown Deadline
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Bloomberg
Jan 30, 2019
U.S. Debt Sales Hit Records Again, Feeding Deficit Criticism
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Reuters
Jan 29, 2019
White House to Seek Big Domestic Spending Cuts; Budget Will Be Late
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The Washington Post
Jan 28, 2019
Government Report Says US Budget Deficit Set to Hit $897B
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The Hill
Jan 28, 2019
Senate Republicans Reintroduce Bill to Repeal the Estate Tax
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POLITICO
Jan 28, 2019
Shutdown Cost the U.S. $3 Billion That Won’t Be Recovered, CBO Says
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Bloomberg
Jan 28, 2019
U.S. Treasury Set to Borrow $1 Trillion for a Second Year to Finance the Deficit
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Roll Call
Jan 25, 2019
Trump, Congressional Leaders Agree to Open Government for Three Weeks
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POLITICO
Jan 24, 2019
Senate Set to Reject Government Funding Plan it Once Embraced
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USA Today
Jan 23, 2019
Shutdown Could Cripple Air Travel, Unions Warn: At Some Point, 'The Entire System Will Break'
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The Washington Post
Jan 23, 2019
White House Seeks List of Programs That Would Be Hurt If Shutdown Lasts Into March
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The Hill
Jan 23, 2019
Trump Adviser Warns of Zero Growth If Shutdown Lingers This Quarter
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Roll Call
Jan 23, 2019
Senate GOP Turns to Time-Honored Budget Tradition to Fund Wall
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The New York Times
Jan 22, 2019
Senate Leaders Plan Competing Bills to End Shutdown
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Roll Call
Jan 22, 2019
Senate GOP Unveils Omnibus Bill to Fund Wall, Reopen Government
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The Washington Post
Jan 21, 2019
Congress to Pursue Divergent Paths to Reopening Government, But Stalemate No Closer to Resolution
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