Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

May 2019

Source: The Hill
May 23, 2019
House Votes to Boost Retirement Savings
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Source: The Hill
May 22, 2019
Mnuchin Pegs Debt Ceiling Deadline as “Late Summer,” Earlier Than Expected
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Source: CNBC
May 22, 2019
Investigations Will Not Hold Up Must-Pass Debt Ceiling Hike, Government Funding Bills: Senior White House Official
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Source: The Washington Post
May 21, 2019
White House, Congressional Leaders Push for Two-Year Budget Deal
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Source: The Hill
May 21, 2019
GOP Presses Trump to Make a Deal on Spending
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Source: npr
May 21, 2019
Poll: Many Rural Americans Struggle With Financial Insecurity, Access To Health Care
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Source: Bloomberg
May 20, 2019
U.S. Business Contributes Smallest Share of Taxes in Generation
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Source: POLITICO
May 20, 2019
“Big 4” Leaders to Meet Tuesday on Budget Caps, Debt Limit
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Source: The Hill
May 20, 2019
This Week: Democrats, White House Set for Infrastructure, Budget Talks
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Source: npr
May 20, 2019
America Is In Full Employment, So Why Aren't We Celebrating?
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Source: The New York Times
May 17, 2019
Low-Income College Students Are Being Taxed Like Trust-Fund Babies
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Source: Roll Call
May 17, 2019
Grassley, Wyden Want to End Uncertainty Over Temporary Tax Breaks
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Source: The New York Times
May 16, 2019
Fed Officials Sound an Alarm, Worrying Weak Inflation Could Last
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Source: The Hill
May 16, 2019
House to Vote on Retirement Bill Next Week
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Source: The Hill
May 15, 2019
Budget Chairs Pick former Bush Official to Head CBO
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Source: CNBC
May 15, 2019
The Atlanta Fed’s GDP Forecast is Sliding, and Expectations for Rate Cuts Are Surging
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Source: Newsweek
May 14, 2019
Federal Government Breaks New Record for Spending Money
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Source: The Hill
May 14, 2019
Senators Offer Bipartisan Retirement Savings Bill
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Source: CNBC
May 14, 2019
Fed’s Williams Says Policymakers Need to Better Prepare for a Lower Interest Rate World
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Source: CNBC
May 14, 2019
U.S. Import Prices Rose Slightly in April, Suggesting Inflation Could Remain Tame for a While
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Source: CNBC
May 14, 2019
Treasury Yields Could Rise “Really Sharply” If China Starts Selling, Strategist Says
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Source: Roll Call
May 13, 2019
White House Wants to Update Poverty Thresholds. It Could Affect Food Stamps and Medicaid Benefits
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Source: The Washington Post
May 13, 2019
Why China’s U.S. Treasuries Are a Double-Edged Sword
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Source: ABC News
May 10, 2019
US government records $160.3 billion April surplus
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Source: Roll Call
May 10, 2019
House Passes Plus-Upped Disaster Aid Package
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