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Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation
November 2021
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The New York Times
Nov 14, 2021
Fastest Inflation in 31 Years Puts More Heat on Washington
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The New York Times
Nov 9, 2021
The Biggest Kink in America’s Supply Chain: Not Enough Truckers
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The Washington Post
Nov 8, 2021
The Infrastructure Package Puts $66 Billion into Rail. It Could Power the Biggest Expansion in Amtrak’s 50-Year History.
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The Washington Post
Nov 8, 2021
Why Millions of Job Seekers Aren’t Getting Hired in This Hot Job Market
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The Washington Post
Nov 7, 2021
Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Will Bring Jobs. He Wants the Safety Net Bill to Reduce Inequities.
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The Washington Post
Nov 6, 2021
With Infrastructure Victory in Hand, Democrats Brace for Next Battle over $2 Trillion Spending Bill
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CNBC
Nov 4, 2021
Weekly Jobless Claims Better than Expected in Another Sign of Healing for Employment
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CNN
Nov 3, 2021
Pelosi Adds 4 Weeks of Paid Family and Medical Leave Back into Social Spending Bill
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The Washington Post
Nov 3, 2021
After Loss in Virginia, Democrats Look To Speed up Their Stalled $3 Trillion Spending Agenda
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The New York Times
Oct 26, 2021
Rising Prices, Once Seen as Temporary, Threaten Biden’s Agenda
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Roll Call
Oct 25, 2021
Debt Ceiling Hangs over Democrats’ Legislative Home Stretch
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The New York Times
Oct 25, 2021
Biden and Democrats Push for Budget Deal This Week as Rifts Remain
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The New York Times
Oct 24, 2021
Biden Meets With Manchin and Schumer as Democrats Race to Finish Social Policy Bill
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The Washington Post
Oct 23, 2021
Residents in Decaying Public Housing See Futures on the Line as Democrats Trim Spending Bill
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The New York Times
Oct 22, 2021
U.S. Budget Deficit Hit $2.8 Trillion in Fiscal 2021
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CNBC
Oct 21, 2021
Jobless Claims Fall Again as Enhanced Pandemic Benefits Fade Away
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The Washington Post
Oct 20, 2021
White House Considers New Taxes on Billionaires, Stock Buybacks as Higher Corporate Rate Appears to Fall Out of Economic Package
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POLITICO
Oct 20, 2021
Democrats Weigh Slashing $200B in Housing Aid From Spending Bill
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The Washington Post
Oct 19, 2021
Biden Tells Democrats That Package of Up to $1.9 Trillion Should Be New Target of Talks
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The New York Times
Oct 19, 2021
Democrats’ Divide: Should Obama-Era Economic Ideas Prevail in 2021?
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Axios
Oct 18, 2021
Yellen: Treasury Will Take "Extraordinary Measures" Until Dec. 3 Debt Limit Deadline
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The New York Times
Oct 18, 2021
Biden’s Paid Leave Plan at Risk as Lawmakers Look to Shrink Package
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The New York Times
Oct 17, 2021
Debate Weighs Price of Biden’s Big Plan vs. Not Acting
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