Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

December 2017

Source: CBS News
Dec 20, 2017
No Tax Cuts for Christmas? Trump Might Delay Bill Signing
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Source: Associated Press
Dec 19, 2017
Senate Moves Tax Cut Legislation to Brink of Final Passage
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Source: The Hill
Dec 19, 2017
House Rolls the Dice in Spending Bill Fight
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 18, 2017
House Unveils Massive $81 Billion Disaster Aid Package
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Source: Washington Post
Dec 18, 2017
GOP Tax Bill Advances to House Floor after Clearing Rules Panel
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 17, 2017
GOP Leaders in House, Senate Endorse Conflicting Shutdown Strategies
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Source: Roll Call
Dec 13, 2017
House GOP Charts Spending Collision With Senate
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 13, 2017
Republicans Strike Deal on Sweeping Tax Overhaul
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Source: New York Times
Dec 13, 2017
Republican Tax Bill in Final Sprint Across Finish Line
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Source: The Washington Post
Dec 12, 2017
Congressional Republicans in Advanced Talks to Reduce the Tax Rate for Top Earners to 37 Percent as Part of Final Tax Bill
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Source: The Hill
Dec 12, 2017
Wharton Study: GOP Tax Bill Does Not Pay for Itself
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Source: New York Times
Dec 12, 2017
Republicans, Closing In on Final Tax Bill, Aim for a Vote Next Week
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Source: New York Times
Dec 11, 2017
Treasury Defends Tax Plan Cost With One-Page Analysis
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Source: The Hill
Dec 11, 2017
Congressional Scorekeeper: House-passed Tax Bill wouldn't Pay for Itself
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Source: The Washington Post
Dec 10, 2017
Precision Sacrificed for Speed as GOP Rushes Ahead on Taxes
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Source: New York Times
Dec 8, 2017
Job Growth Signals Robust Economy, With Gain of 228,000
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Source: New York Times
Dec 7, 2017
Congress Approves Two-Week Stopgap Measure to Keep Government Funded
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Source: Kaiser Health News
Dec 6, 2017
Pace Of U.S. Health Spending Slows In 2016
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Source: New York Times
Dec 6, 2017
GOP Leaders Consider Shrinking Size of Planned Corporate Tax Cut, Sources Say
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Source: New York Times
Dec 6, 2017
Tax Bill Is Likely to Undo Health Insurance Mandate, Republicans Say
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Source: New York Times
Dec 6, 2017
Republicans Move to Resolve Tax Bill Differences as Cost Concerns Loom
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 6, 2017
Corporate Rate Cut in Tax Bill could Change as GOP Hunts for Votes
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Source: Reuters
Dec 5, 2017
House Tax Positions Begin to Emerge Ahead of Talks with Senate
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Source: New York Times
Dec 5, 2017
Republicans Consider More Generous State and Local Tax Break
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Source: Roll Call
Dec 5, 2017
Deadline Looming, House GOP Keeps Talking About Funding Options
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