Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

September 2016

Source: The New York Times
Sep 26, 2016
Congress Meets, With 5 Days to Avoid Shutdown Over Funding
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Source: POLITICO
Sep 23, 2016
White House Raises Possibility of Budget Bill Veto
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Source: Morning Consult
Sep 22, 2016
Initial Effort at Stopgap Spending Bill Falls Flat
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 21, 2016
Fed, With 3 Officials in Dissent, Stands Firm on Interest Rates While Noting Improving Economy
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Source: Marketplace
Sep 21, 2016
Why the Fed Is Slow to Raise Interest Rates
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Source: Morning Consult
Sep 20, 2016
Senate Clears First Hurdle as Spending Talks Continue
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Source: POLITICO
Sep 20, 2016
Senate Advances Budget Deal That Doesn't Exist Yet
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Source: The Hill
Sep 20, 2016
Senate Delays Spending Bill Vote
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Source: Associated Press
Sep 19, 2016
Congress Struggles to Finish Zika Aid, Prevent Shutdown
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 19, 2016
Negotiations over Stop-Gap Spending Plan Drag Into Tuesday, Zika Issues Resolved
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Source: POLITICO
Sep 19, 2016
McConnell Punts Budget Vote to Buy Time for Deal
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Source: The Hill
Sep 19, 2016
Week Ahead: Negotiators Near Deal on Defense Bill
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Source: The Hill
Sep 16, 2016
GOPers Fear Trillion-Dollar Vote Is Inevitable
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 16, 2016
Shutdown Deadline Still Too Far Away to Pressure Congress to Pass a Spending Bill
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Source: NPR
Sep 15, 2016
Does Good Economic News Undermine Political Messages By Trump, Clinton?
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Source: The Hill
Sep 14, 2016
Snags Emerge on Budget Bill
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Source: Marketplace
Sep 14, 2016
Median Incomes Are Up, But Is the Economy Improving?
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Source: The Hill
Sep 14, 2016
McConnell Submits Government Funding Proposal to Dems
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Source: The Los Angeles Times
Sep 13, 2016
Median Incomes Are Up and Poverty Rate Is Down, Surprisingly Strong Census Figures Show
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 13, 2016
The Economic Expansion Is Helping the Middle Class, Finally
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Source: POLITICO
Sep 12, 2016
Congress Inches Toward Spending Deal as Conservatives Fume
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 12, 2016
Obama, McConnell Strike Hopeful Tone on Budget, Zika
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Source: Roll Call
Sep 12, 2016
Obama to Meet With Congressional Leaders on Funding Government
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Source: The Hill
Sep 9, 2016
House GOP Talks 'Minibuses,' Moves Toward Senate in Spending Fight
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Source: POLITICO
Sep 9, 2016
House GOP Clashes over Plan to Avoid Government Shutdown
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