Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

May 2016

Source: Pew Research
May 31, 2016
Oil and gas boom feeds greatest real wage growth in U.S., but will it last?
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Source: Reuters
May 31, 2016
U.S. consumer spending increase strongest in over six years
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Source: Marketplace
May 31, 2016
Why we're in the mood to spend a little more
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Source: Quartz
May 27, 2016
The US housing market is starting to boom
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Source: Reuters
May 27, 2016
Yellen says Fed rate hike likely appropriate in coming months
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Source: Bloomberg Markets
May 27, 2016
U.S. Economy Grew More Last Quarter Than Previously Estimated
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Source: The Hill
May 26, 2016
Senate panel passes $574.5B defense bill
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Source: U.S. News & World Report
May 26, 2016
Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week
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Source: Roll Call
May 25, 2016
House GOP Conservatives, Moderates Seek Consensus on Budget
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Source: The Hill
May 25, 2016
Pentagon chief fears going back to sequestration
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Source: The Hill
May 25, 2016
Reid: We're not breaking the budget deal
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Source: The Hill
May 24, 2016
Senators tout $574.5B defense spending bill that sticks to budget
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Source: The Hill
May 23, 2016
House GOP Budget 'SWAT' Team Is Formed
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Source: Defense News
May 23, 2016
NDAA Hits Senate as McCain Seeks Additional $17B
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Source: New York Times
May 19, 2016
House Passes $81 Billion Measure for Veterans and Military Construction
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Source: Orange County Register
May 19, 2016
GOP-led House passes defense policy bill under veto threat
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Source: ExecutiveGov
May 19, 2016
House Committee Proposes $56B Commerce, Justice, Science Budget for Fiscal 2017
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Source: Roll Call
May 18, 2016
House GOP Works on Budget Hail Mary
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Source: POLITICO
May 18, 2016
House passes sweeping defense policy bill
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Source: NPR
May 17, 2016
U.S. Economy Could Be Poised For Stronger Growth
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Source: Washington Post
May 17, 2016
House and Senate heading for a showdown over war funding
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Source: CNBC
May 17, 2016
Under Clinton or Trump, more debt, higher deficits on the way
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Source: The Hill
May 17, 2016
House begins work on spending bills despite budget impasse
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Source: Washington Post
May 16, 2016
This is actually happening. Senators are doing their jobs, moving bipartisan bills.
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Source: The Hill
May 16, 2016
White House issues veto threat over House defense policy bill
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