Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

December 2016

Source: The Hill
Dec 9, 2016
Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Averting Shutdown
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Source: The Hill
Dec 9, 2016
Democrats Tamp Down Talk of Shutdown
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Source: The New York Times
Dec 8, 2016
Government Shutdown Looms Over Stopgap Spending Measure
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 8, 2016
Senate Passes Defense Bill Setting Stage for Trump Buildup
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Source: Marketplace
Dec 8, 2016
U.S. Manufacturers Aren’t Investing in New Technology
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Source: The New York Times
Dec 7, 2016
An Obamacare ‘Delay’ Plan Could Backfire
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Source: The Hill
Dec 7, 2016
Dem Senator Threatens to Slow-Walk Spending Bill
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Source: USA Today
Dec 7, 2016
Congress Poised to Pass Bill to Fund Government, Boost Defense Spending
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Source: The Hill
Dec 7, 2016
Chairman: Trump Can Play ‘Key Role’ in Tax Reform Push
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 7, 2016
Democrats Face Stinging Budget Defeat in Trump Era
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Source: The Hill
Dec 7, 2016
Study: Uninsured Rate Could Rise above Pre-ObamaCare Levels under Repeal
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Source: Roll Call
Dec 6, 2016
Stopgap Bill Adds Money for Flint, Paves Way for Mattis Confirmation Vote
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Source: The Hill
Dec 6, 2016
Medicare Looms over Trump-Ryan Alliance
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Source: The Hill
Dec 5, 2016
GOP Chairman: Spending Bill Expected to Last Through April
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Source: NBC News
Dec 2, 2016
US Health Spending Grew Especially Fast Last Year
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Source: The Washington Post
Dec 2, 2016
U.S. Economy Added 178,000 Jobs in November; Unemployment Rate Dropped to 4.6 Percent
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 2, 2016
GOP's Medicare Plans Run into Wall in the Senate
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Source: ABC News
Dec 2, 2016
Key House Chairman: GOP Will Change Medicare to 'Save' It
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Source: The Hill
Dec 1, 2016
Trump’s Vow on Medicare in Doubt after HHS Choice
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November 2016

Source: The Hill
Nov 30, 2016
GOP Leaders Aim to Pass ObamaCare Repeal by Inauguration
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Source: The Washington Post
Nov 30, 2016
Trump’s New Treasury, Commerce Nominees Say No ‘Absolute’ Tax Cut for the Wealthy, Predict Faster Economic Growth
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Source: Reuters
Nov 29, 2016
Compromise Reached on Massive U.S. Defense Bill
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Source: The Hill
Nov 29, 2016
Senate Dems Pan Talk of Short-Term Spending Bill
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Source: POLITICO
Nov 29, 2016
House Eyes Budget Stopgap Through April
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Source: The New York Times
Nov 29, 2016
Traders Bet on Big Stimulus Spending. Congress May Not Go Along.
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