Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

November 2018

Source: The Hill
Nov 30, 2018
New GOP Tax Bill Not Scheduled for Vote on Friday
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Source: The Washington Post
Nov 29, 2018
Deal to Pass Farm Bill Scraps House GOP Plan for New Food Stamp Work Requirements
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Source: The Hill
Nov 29, 2018
GOP Lawmakers Air Concerns With Trump Drug Pricing Move in Meeting with Health Chief
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Source: The Hill
Nov 29, 2018
Schumer Floats Stopgap Spending Bill Amid Border Wall Fight
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Source: The Hill
Nov 29, 2018
Special Committee Votes Down Budget Reforms
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Source: The Washington Post
Nov 28, 2018
House GOP’s Lame-duck Tax Package Would Cost $55 Billion, CBO Says
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Source: The New York Times
Nov 28, 2018
For the American Economy, Storm Clouds on the Horizon
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Source: Reuters
Nov 28, 2018
U.S. Third-Quarter Growth Unrevised; Headwinds Increasing
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Source: The Hill
Nov 27, 2018
Bipartisan Budget reform Effort Hits Roadblock in Final Days
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Source: POLITICO
Nov 27, 2018
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Source: POLITICO
Nov 26, 2018
House Republicans Unveil Giant Tax Package
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Source: POLITICO
Nov 26, 2018
Shutdown Fight Over Border Wall Nears
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Source: Reuters
Nov 26, 2018
Foreign Buyers Find U.S. Treasuries Less Appealing
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Source: The Washington Post
Nov 25, 2018
Trump Demands Action to Reduce Deficit, Pushes New Deficit Spending
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Source: The Hill
Nov 25, 2018
Business Groups Brace for Dem Push to Hike Corporate Taxes
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Source: The New York Times
Nov 25, 2018
Congress’s Lame-Duck Session: Critical Bills, Looming Deadlines, Little Unity
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Source: POLITICO
Nov 21, 2018
Stalemate on Trump’s Wall Amid Threat of Shutdown
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Source: Reuters
Nov 19, 2018
U.S. Recession Chances Edge Up, Risk Fed Delivers Fewer Hikes: Reuters Poll
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Source: Roll Call
Nov 19, 2018
Surprise Roadblock Could Sideline Budget Overhaul Panel
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Source: The Hill
Nov 18, 2018
Trump and Congress on Collision Course with Military Spending
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Source: The Washington Post
Nov 16, 2018
Democrats Face Early Division Over Rules for Tax Hikes
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Source: Roll Call
Nov 16, 2018
Budget Overhaul Panel Can’t Pull It Together in Time for Thanksgiving
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Source: Roll Call
Nov 15, 2018
Mitch McConnell Upbeat About Path Forward for Border Funding After Meeting With Trump
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Source: The Washington Post
Nov 15, 2018
Democrats would Slow Down Floor votes, Require Committee Action Under Proposed House Rules
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Source: Bloomberg
Nov 14, 2018
Powell Says Solid Economy Faces Headwinds as Fed Mulls Rates
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