Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

December 2016

Source: CNBC
Dec 22, 2016
Final Reading on US Q3 Gross Domestic Product Was up 3.5% vs 3.2% Prior Estimate
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Source: The Washington Post
Dec 22, 2016
Trump Could Quickly Doom ACA Cost-Sharing Subsidies for Millions of Americans
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Source: The New York Times
Dec 21, 2016
Health Exchange Enrollment Jumps, Even as G.O.P. Pledges Repeal
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Source: The Hill
Dec 21, 2016
GOP Considers Holding off on Repealing ObamaCare Taxes
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Source: Associated Press
Dec 21, 2016
Trump's Commitment to Infrastructure Vow Is Being Questioned
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Source: Morning Consult
Dec 20, 2016
CBO Warns Against Major Changes to Essential Health Benefits
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Source: The Hill
Dec 20, 2016
Senate Dem Finance Staffers Blast GOP Tax Plan
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Source: The Washington Post
Dec 20, 2016
Trump Team Plans for Infrastructure ‘Task Force’ to Advance Top Spending Priority
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Source: Reuters
Dec 19, 2016
Trump's infrastructure splurge would collide with U.S. skilled labor crunch
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Source: Roll Call
Dec 16, 2016
Trump Nominates Anti-Deficit Crusader Mulvaney to Head OMB
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Source: The New York Times
Dec 15, 2016
The Obama Economy Has Unfinished Business
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Source: Modern Healthcare
Dec 15, 2016
Think hard before repealing ACA taxes, some Republicans warn
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 15, 2016
Republicans could keep parts of Obamacare for up to four years
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Source: Reuters
Dec 15, 2016
Trump Could Find Democratic Allies on Tax Reform
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Source: The New York Times
Dec 14, 2016
Fed Raises Key Interest Rate, Citing Strengthening Economy
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Source: The Hill
Dec 14, 2016
GOP Faces Daunting Deadlines in 2017
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Source: The Hill
Dec 14, 2016
GOP Lawmakers Huddle on Tax Reform
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Source: ABC News
Dec 13, 2016
Republican Looks to Overhaul Social Security
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Source: Roll Call
Dec 12, 2016
Debt Ceiling Deadline Falls in Trump’s First 100 Days but Fix May Not
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Source: Morning Consult
Dec 12, 2016
Tax Reform Coming via Budget Reconciliation in 2017, McConnell Says
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Source: Bloomberg
Dec 12, 2016
McConnell, Warning of ‘Dangerous’ Debt, Wants Tax Cut Offsets
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Source: The Hill
Dec 12, 2016
Obamacare's Demise Could Be Quicker Than Republicans Intend
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Source: Roll Call
Dec 12, 2016
Estate Tax Repeal to Get Big Push in New Congress
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Source: The Washington Post
Dec 11, 2016
New Push to Replace Obamacare Reignites Old GOP Tensions
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Source: Bloomberg
Dec 9, 2016
GOP Unity With Trump Faces Test Over Spending Early Next Year
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