Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

May 2020

Source: Roll Call
May 6, 2020
Lawmakers Weigh Creating Health Fund Exempt from Budget Caps
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Source: POLITICO
May 6, 2020
Trump Will Urge Supreme Court to Strike Down Obamacare
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Source: NPR
May 6, 2020
20.2 Million Private-Sector Jobs Are Gone
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Source: Bloomberg
May 6, 2020
U.S. Debt Sales to Hit Record with Deficit Headed to $4 Trillion
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Source: Roll Call
May 5, 2020
Details Start to Emerge About House Democrats’ Coronavirus Relief Bill
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Source: The New York Times
May 5, 2020
Trump Eyes New Tax Cuts for Next Stimulus Package
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Source: The Washington Post
May 5, 2020
With Hundreds of Billions of Dollars out the Door, Congress Slowly Begins Oversight of Coronavirus Spending
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Source: AP News
May 5, 2020
Pelosi Pushes New Virus Package as GOP Resists Big Spending
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Source: NPR
May 4, 2020
U.S. Treasury to Borrow $3 Trillion in 3 Months to Pay for Pandemic
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Source: The Hill
May 4, 2020
Half of New Small-Business Loan Funds Allotted in First Week
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Source: POLITICO
May 4, 2020
Trump Team Plots Tax Cuts and Regulatory Suspensions to Boost a Coronavirus Recovery
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Source: The Hill
May 3, 2020
Obstacles Mount for Deal on Next Coronavirus Bill
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Source: Bloomberg
May 3, 2020
Treasury’s $4 Trillion Funding Task Signals Record Auction Slate
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Source: Bloomberg
May 1, 2020
Fed Faces Risky, Inflationary Divorce From Treasury Post Covid
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April 2020

Source: The Hill
Apr 30, 2020
IRS: Companies Who Receive PPP Loans Will Not Qualify for Tax Deductions
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 30, 2020
Pelosi Puts $1 Trillion Price Tag on State and Local Virus Needs
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 30, 2020
Millions of Gig Workers Are Still Waiting for Unemployment Benefits
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Source: AP News
Apr 30, 2020
30 Million Have Sought US Unemployment Aid Since Virus Hit
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Source: Marketplace
Apr 30, 2020
SBA Temporarily Shuts out Big Banks and Businesses from Paycheck Protection Program
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 29, 2020
Fed Chair to Congress: Do Whatever It Takes to Keep the Economy From Collapse
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Source: Bloomberg
Apr 29, 2020
Virus Labor Market Damage Could Equate to 305 Million Jobs
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Source: NPR
Apr 29, 2020
'Tip of the Iceberg': Economy Shrinks at 4.8% Pace, but Worst Is Yet to Come
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 29, 2020
Coronavirus-Hammered State Budgets Worse off Than Feared: Report
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Source: The Hill
Apr 28, 2020
Replenished Small Business Program Could Be Exhausted by Next Week
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 28, 2020
White House ‘Studying’ Options for Second Round of Rebate Checks
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