Fiscal and Economic News from
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March 2021

Source: The New York Times
Mar 22, 2021
Biden Team Prepares $3 Trillion in New Spending for the Economy
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Source: Reuters
Mar 18, 2021
U.S. Treasury Plans to Finalize Rules on State, Local Stimulus Payments Within 60 Days
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 18, 2021
Why Are Jobless Claims Still High? For Some, It’s the Multiple Layoffs
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 18, 2021
Unemployment Claims Rise as Pandemic Hits One-Year Mark
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Source: Associated Press
Mar 17, 2021
Fed Expects to Keep Its Key Rate Near Zero Through 2023
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 15, 2021
How the U.S. Got It (Mostly) Right in the Economy’s Rescue
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 15, 2021
Stimulus Bill Transforms Options For State and Local Governments
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Source: The Washington Post
Mar 15, 2021
Yellen Pushes Global Minimum Tax as White House Eyes New Spending Plan
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Source: The Washington Post
Mar 14, 2021
Gene Sperling to Oversee $1.9 Trillion Stimulus
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Source: The Washington Post
Mar 10, 2021
Congress Adopts $1.9 Trillion Stimulus, Securing First Major Win for Biden
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 10, 2021
The U.S. Deficit Already Topped $1 Trillion This Year, the Treasury Department Says
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Source: The Washington Post
Mar 9, 2021
With Congressional Approval Imminent, Biden Prepares to Send Checks, but Big Stimulus Challenges Loom
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Source: Roll Call
Mar 9, 2021
Yarmuth Sees Next Budget Reconciliation Process Starting in July
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Source: NBC News
Mar 2, 2021
Obamacare Would Get a Big (And Quiet) Overhaul in the Covid Relief Bill
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 2, 2021
Biden Gains Two Key Economic Advisers
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Source: The Hill
Mar 1, 2021
Senate to Vote on $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill This Week
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February 2021

Source: The Washington Post
Feb 28, 2021
Senior Democrats Abandon Backup Plan on $15 Minimum Wage
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Source: CNBC
Feb 27, 2021
Covid Relief Bill May Trigger $36 Billion Cut to Medicare, Higher Student Loan Fees
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Source: The Washington Post
Feb 27, 2021
What’s in the House’s $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Plan
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Source: Roll Call
Feb 26, 2021
White House Budget Not Expected Until April, Yarmuth Says
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Source: Associated Press
Feb 26, 2021
COVID-19 Bill Must Drop Minimum Wage Hike, Arbiter Decides
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Source: NPR
Feb 26, 2021
Biden's $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan: Vital Medicine or Costly Overkill?
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Source: The New York Times
Feb 25, 2021
Jobless Claims Decline as Coronavirus Cases Ease
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Source: Roll Call
Feb 24, 2021
Republicans Divided on Democrats’ Push to Restore Earmarks
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Source: Reuters
Feb 22, 2021
U.S. House Budget Panel Approves $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Aid Bill
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