Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

July 2020

Source: Roll Call
Jul 6, 2020
Small-Business Loan Funding Details Released
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Source: The Washington Post
Jul 6, 2020
Congress Departs for Two-Week Recess Without Addressing Coronavirus Spikes, Economic Strains
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Source: Roll Call
Jul 6, 2020
Medicaid Enrollment Increase Puts Pressure on State Budgets
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Source: AP News
Jul 4, 2020
Trump Signs Extension of COVID-Relief Fund for Businesses
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Source: POLITICO
Jul 3, 2020
Employment Won't Recover for a Decade, CBO Says
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Source: The New York Times
Jul 2, 2020
Congress Eyes More Spending as Virus Surges and Economy Struggles
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Source: NPR
Jul 2, 2020
Hiring Surged in June with 4.8 Million Jobs Added Before New Spike in Infections
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Source: AP News
Jul 2, 2020
House Approves $1.5T Plan to Fix Crumbling Infrastructure
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Source: POLITICO
Jul 1, 2020
House Agrees to Extend Small Business Rescue Program
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Source: AP News
Jul 1, 2020
Senate Extends Small Business Coronavirus Relief Program
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June 2020

Source: Bloomberg
Jun 30, 2020
Unemployment Payments by Treasury Hit Pandemic High in June
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Source: Roll Call
Jun 30, 2020
Senate Republicans Begin Drafting New Coronavirus Relief Bill
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Source: The Washington Post
Jun 30, 2020
Workers Are Getting Laid Off for a Second Time, as the Virus’s Surge Puts Reopenings on Hold
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Source: The New York Times
Jun 30, 2020
Paycheck Program Ends With $130 Billion Unspent, and Uncertainty Ahead
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Source: POLITICO
Jun 29, 2020
Treasury Decides to Stick with July 15 Tax Deadline
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Source: The Washington Post
Jun 29, 2020
Exodus from Trump’s Economic Team Continues Despite Fresh Fears About New Closures and Coronavirus Crisis
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Source: CNBC
Jun 29, 2020
Powell Says Recovery Path Is ‘Extraordinarily Uncertain’ amid Efforts to Control Virus
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Source: AP News
Jun 29, 2020
Dems Push Election-Season Health Care Bill Toward House OK
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Source: The Hill
Jun 28, 2020
Spiking Coronavirus Cases Threaten Fragile Recovery
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Source: The New York Times
Jun 27, 2020
As the Coronavirus Spreads, Drug Pricing Legislation Remains Stalled
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Source: The New York Times
Jun 27, 2020
Obamacare Faces Unprecedented Test as Economy Sinks
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Source: The Washington Post
Jun 26, 2020
Governments Eye New Taxes on Cigarettes, Homes and Tech Giants to Pay for Big Budget Shortfalls Related to the Coronavirus
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Source: The New York Times
Jun 26, 2020
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Affordable Care Act
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Source: AP News
Jun 25, 2020
Audit: US Sent $1.4B in Virus Relief Payments to Dead People
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Source: The Hill
Jun 25, 2020
House Democrats Unveil Green Tax Package
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