Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

September 2016

Source: Roll Call
Sep 9, 2016
House Republicans Ready Government Funding Pitches
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Source: POLITICO
Sep 8, 2016
Ryan Eyes Budget "Mini-Buses"
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Source: Roll Call
Sep 8, 2016
Senate's Move on Stopgap Turns Tables on the House Again
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Source: The Hill
Sep 7, 2016
Defense Hawks in House Brace for Spending Fight
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Source: The Hill
Sep 7, 2016
Senate Leader Set to Jam House Conservatives in Spending Fight
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Sep 7, 2016
Mitch McConnell Suggests Swift Senate Action on Spending Bill
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Source: The Los Angeles Times
Sep 7, 2016
Trump Says He Would Restore Hundreds of Billions in Military Cuts, But It's Unclear How He'd Pay For It
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Source: Bloomberg
Sep 7, 2016
Trump Renews Focus on Military Spending as Race Tightens
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Source: Defense News
Sep 6, 2016
Senate Rejects Defense Bills Again, Foreshadowing CR
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Source: The Hill
Sep 6, 2016
Senate Democrats Block Defense Funding Bill for Third Time
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Source: Marketplace
Sep 6, 2016
Funding Deadlines Loom as the Federal Fiscal Year Ends
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Source: Roll Call
Sep 6, 2016
House Leadership Tips Hand on CR Preference
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Source: TIME
Sep 6, 2016
Congress Returns to a Stalemate Over Spending
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 6, 2016
Congress Returns with One Goal: No Government Shutdown
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Source: USA Today
Sep 5, 2016
Congress Returns with Just Weeks to Prevent Government Shutdown
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Source: NPR
Sep 5, 2016
Data Suggest Economic Outlook May Be Improving For Middle Class
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Source: The Hill
Sep 2, 2016
Senate Braces for Shutdown Fight
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 2, 2016
Slower Growth in Jobs Report May Give Fed Pause on Interest Rates
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 1, 2016
Reid Wants Budget Business Resolved Before Year-End
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Source: The Hill
Sep 1, 2016
Health Chief: ObamaCare Sustainable Even if Congress Doesn't Act
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August 2016

Source: Morning Consult
Aug 31, 2016
GOP Set to Grapple on Government Funding
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Source: The Washington Post
Aug 31, 2016
Conservative Groups Gear up for Spending Fight When Congress Returns Next Week
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Source: NPR
Aug 30, 2016
Economists Point out Abnormalities as Housing Market Appears to Heal
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Source: Bloomberg Markets
Aug 30, 2016
Consumer Optimism About Jobs Just Hit a Post-Crisis High
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Source: Bloomberg BNA
Aug 29, 2016
White House ‘Opening Gambit' Kicks Off Fight Over New Stopgap
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