Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

December 2015

Source: Washington Post
Dec 8, 2015
Speaker Ryan tries to turn the ‘Hope yes, vote no’ caucus
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Source: Roll Call
Dec 7, 2015
As Omnibus Timeline Slips, House Preps Weekend Work
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 7, 2015
Congress likely to blow budget deadline
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Source: New York Times
Dec 7, 2015
Congress Seeks to Keep Momentum Ahead of Funding Deadline
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 7, 2015
Talks stall as shutdown deadline nears
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Source: The Economist
Dec 5, 2015
Reflections on projections
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Source: Washington Post
Dec 4, 2015
The popular tax breaks that could go away (yet again)
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Source: New York Times
Dec 4, 2015
The Economy Is Growing, but Not Fixed Yet
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Source: New York Times
Dec 4, 2015
Robust Jobs Report All but Guarantees Fed Will Raise Rates
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Source: Reuters
Dec 3, 2015
US Senate approves highway bill that revives EXIM bank; Obama to sign Friday
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Source: Forbes
Dec 3, 2015
5 Reasons Congress Will Increase Next Year's Defense Budget
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Source: The Hill
Dec 2, 2015
House to vote Thursday on $305B highway bill
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 2, 2015
Tax deal swelling into $800 billion blowout
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Source: Reuters
Dec 2, 2015
U.S. debt limit threat defanged on Wall Street
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Source: Washington Post
Dec 1, 2015
A ‘tax extenders’ bill that could make fiscal matters worse
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 1, 2015
Congress reaches deal on 5-year highway bill
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 1, 2015
Congress actually set to pass bills — lots of them
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Source: The Hill
Dec 1, 2015
Speaker Paul Ryan eyes strategy for government shutdown fight
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November 2015

Source: Washington Post
Nov 30, 2015
Congress closes in on deal to extend tax breaks for businesses, individuals
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Source: POLITICO
Nov 30, 2015
GOP looks to back Obama into a corner
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Source: Roll Call
Nov 30, 2015
Congress Has a List of Deadlines, Is Checking It Twice
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Source: New York Times
Nov 30, 2015
Congress Reconvenes to Nail Down a Budget Before Deadline
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Source: POLITICO
Nov 24, 2015
Morning Money
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Source: Washington Post
Nov 23, 2015
A body at rest: Congress planning a light schedule for next year
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Source: Bloomberg Business
Nov 23, 2015
Fed's Tarullo Remains Worried by Low Inflation Despite Job Gains
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