Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

July 2021

Source: The New York Times
Jul 7, 2021
Biden Insists He Can Do More With Less on the Economy
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Source: The New York Times
Jul 6, 2021
States and Cities Scramble to Spend $350 Billion Windfall
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Source: The New York Times
Jul 6, 2021
Rising Oil and Gas Prices Add to U.S. Economic Challenges
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Source: The Hill
Jul 5, 2021
Bipartisan Spending Deal Meets Fresh Resistance From Key Democrats
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Source: POLITICO
Jul 5, 2021
Workers Are Reaping Benefits in the Post-Covid Economy. But Their Power May Not Last
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Source: The Washington Post
Jul 4, 2021
With Trillions at Stake, Democrats Hurtle Toward Key Decisions on Biden’s Agenda
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Source: The Washington Post
Jul 2, 2021
U.S. Economy Added 850,000 Jobs in June as Labor Market Showed Renewed Strength
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Source: The New York Times
Jul 1, 2021
House, Setting a Marker for Talks, Passes $715 Billion Infrastructure Bill
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Source: The New York Times
Jul 1, 2021
Budget Deficit Projected to Hit $3 Trillion as Pandemic Spending Buoys Economy
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Source: The Washington Post
Jul 1, 2021
House Debates $715 Billion Transportation and Water Bill, Making Its Pitch on Infrastructure
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Source: Associated Press
Jul 1, 2021
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to 364,000 Last Week, a New Pandemic Low
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Source: Roll Call
Jul 1, 2021
Democrats Search for Sweet Spot on ‘SALT’ Deduction
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June 2021

Source: POLITICO
Jun 30, 2021
Drivers Used to Pay for Roads. Washington Is Killing That Idea.
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Source: POLITICO
Jun 30, 2021
A Third Infrastructure Bill Cruises Into Dems’ ‘Two-Track’ Traffic Jam
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Source: The Washington Post
Jun 29, 2021
‘It’s a Daydream:’ Questions Emerge About Financing Plans for Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
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Source: Associated Press
Jun 25, 2021
May Consumer Spending Flat; Incomes Fall and Prices Jump
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Source: The New York Times
Jun 25, 2021
Bipartisan Deal Would Meet Only Some of Nation’s Infrastructure Needs
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Source: NPR
Jun 24, 2021
Here's What's Included in the Infrastructure Deal That Biden Struck With Senators
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Source: The Washington Post
Jun 24, 2021
Bipartisan Group of Senators to Brief Biden on Infrastructure ‘Framework’ After Potential Breakthrough in Talks
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Source: CBS News
Jun 23, 2021
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Pleads With Congress to Raise or Suspend Debt Limit
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Source: The Hill
Jun 23, 2021
House Democrats Propose Increasing IRS Budget for Fiscal 2022
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Source: The New York Times
Jun 23, 2021
Biden’s Economic Agenda Faces Familiar Hurdle With Fight Over Financing
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Source: The Hill
Jun 22, 2021
Schumer, Pelosi Meeting With White House on Infrastructure
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Source: The New York Times
Jun 17, 2021
State Unemployment Claims Increased Last Week
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Source: The New York Times
Jun 16, 2021
Federal Reserve Officials Project Rate Increases in 2023
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