Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

November 2018

Source: POLITICO
Nov 14, 2018
White House Looks to Jam Democrats on Border Cash
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Source: The Hill
Nov 14, 2018
Incoming Dem Chairman: Medicare Negotiating Drug Prices is a Priority
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Source: Roll Call
Nov 14, 2018
On Health Care, Dems Go From Running to Baby Steps
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Source: The Hill
Nov 13, 2018
Brady Outlines Lame-Duck Tax Priorities
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Source: Bloomberg
Nov 13, 2018
U.S. Budget Deficit Jumps to $100 Billion at Start of Fiscal Year
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Source: Bloomberg
Nov 13, 2018
Democrats Are Going to Try to Raise the Corporate Tax Rate
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Source: Roll Call
Nov 13, 2018
In Appropriations Endgame, All Roads Lead to Border Wall
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Source: The Washington Post
Nov 12, 2018
Congress Returns to Familiar Threat: Trump’s Demand for Wall Money or Shutdown
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Source: The New York Times
Nov 10, 2018
Democrats Won a Mandate on Health Care. How Will They Use It?
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Source: The New York Times
Nov 8, 2018
Key House Democrat Promises Hearings on GOP Tax Package
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Source: The Hill
Nov 8, 2018
Dem House to Face Debt Limit Hike in Summer 2019
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Source: The Washington Post
Nov 8, 2018
Defense Contractors Unfazed by Democratic Gains as Republican Deficit Hawks Lose Influence
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Source: The Hill
Nov 8, 2018
Congressional Panel Scales Back Bipartisan Budget Reform Proposal
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Source: Bloomberg
Nov 7, 2018
Obamacare Repeal in Congress Is Dead. Next, a Battle Over Medicare for All
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Source: Stat
Nov 7, 2018
Kumbaya in Washington: Democrats, GOP, and Trump All Pledge to Work to Bring Down Drug Prices
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Source: The Hill
Nov 7, 2018
US records $98 billion deficit in October: CBO
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Source: Defense News
Nov 7, 2018
Post Election, Analysts Still Predict a Budget Deal
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Source: CNBC
Nov 7, 2018
Three Red States Vote to Expand Medicaid During an Election Where Health Care was the Top Issue
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Source: Roll Call
Nov 7, 2018
Democrats Win House Majority; Here’s What They’ll Do With It
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Source: The Hill
Nov 5, 2018
Dems Seek Check on Wall Street, Trump in Midterms
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Source: CBS NEWS
Nov 5, 2018
How The Midterm Elections Could Reshape The Economy
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Source: CNBC
Nov 2, 2018
Jobs Smash Estimates With Gain of 250,000, Wage Gains Pass 3% for First Time Since Recession
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October 2018

Source: The Washington Post
Oct 31, 2018
Trump, House GOP Pledge to Push Middle-Class Tax Cut in 2019, in Later Time Frame
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Source: Reuters
Oct 31, 2018
How the U.S. Midterm Elections Could Ripple Through Markets
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Source: The Washington Post
Oct 30, 2018
U.S. Borrowing on Pace to Top $1.3 Trillion This Year, the Highest Since 2010
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