Economy News
Is Another Fiscal Cliff Coming? Why Conservatives Are Concerned
Republicans riding high after passing their first budget plan in six years earlier this year are in for a familiar scare: the specter of a… Read More
EconomyNews
Senate Republican Leaders Introduce Government Spending Bill Withholding Planned Parenthood Funding for One Year
Senate Republican leaders unveiled a continuing resolution today that would fund the government for just under three months and prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving federal… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservatives Have Unlikely Ally In Arguing Reconciliation Cannot Be Used to Defund Planned Parenthood
Republican leaders have been considering using a budget tool known as reconciliation to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding. Reconciliation is a tactic that… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Budget Battle: What You Need to Know
Federal funding for most government agencies and departments expires on Sept. 30. Lawmakers have just a few working days left to avert a government shutdown…. Read More
EconomyNews
Why Conservatives Object to Leadership’s Latest Tactic for Ending Planned Parenthood’s Federal Funding
Conservatives are pushing back against a Republican leader’s plan to use a budget tool known as reconciliation to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Puerto Rico’s Warning to the Mainland: Stop Kicking the Can Down the Road
The findings of Puerto Rico’s Fiscal and Economic Recovery Working Group should serve as a warning sign to the U.S. Government that putting off economic… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Puerto Rico’s Pathway Forward Without Bankruptcy
After Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced in June that the island cannot pay its $72 billion debt, there has been an effort to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Puerto Rico’s Default Is Just the Beginning
The Puerto Rican government failed this week to make a $58 million payment of principal and interest on a specific outstanding debt that lacks strong… Read More
PoliticsNews
Why Congress Could Face a Government Shutdown This Fall
The House and Senate are set to leave Washington, D.C., for a month-long summer break. But they are leaving behind unfinished business. When lawmakers return in September,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
As the Ratio of Retirees to Workers Narrows, National Debt Will Skyrocket
Have you heard your member of Congress say much about what he or she would do to control the national debt lately? If you’re like… Read More
