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Debt Ceiling
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Hot Off The Hill
The Price of Avoiding a Government Shutdown Just Went Up
President Trump today signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (“BBA-19”), which will (1) avoid bumping up against the federal debt ceiling in early September and (2) reduce the prospect…
Ohio Clock
The Weekly Hill Update
By Adam Higgins
Below is the Federal Policy team’s weekly preview, posted when Congress is in session. HEADLINES • Negotiators are seeking to wrap up an agreement on raising the debt limit and…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
Next Week in Congress
By Michael Drobac, Amanda Armistead, Greg Walden, Casey Stokes, Lauren Stroupe
[caption id="attachment_2690" align="alignleft" width="320"] Department of treasury symbol[/caption] Debt Ceiling Vote Provided conversations between Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) continue towards a two-year deal to raise budget caps…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
Congress: Week in Review | July 18, 2019
By Michael Drobac, Amanda Armistead, Greg Walden, Casey Stokes, Lauren Stroupe
Debt Ceiling The House and Senate are both in session this week as the August recess approaches and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin continue to negotiate…
Ohio Clock
The Weekly Hill Update
By Adam Higgins
HEADLINES • The House and Senate return from their weeklong July 4 recess, continuing negotiations to raise budget caps and the debt limit. • The White House has planned a…
Financial Services Perspectives
Take It to the Limit: Increase in Chapter 13 Debt Limits
Individuals have several options when filing bankruptcy. Chapter 13 is often preferred for individuals with regular income who wish to keep their homes and other secured assets. In a Chapter…
The Right Coast
THE MEMO: Trump puts the GOP on notice | TheHill
The deal, struck in a White House meeting and passed by Congress, funds the government and raises the debt ceiling for three months, exactly the terms sought by Senate Minority…
The Right Coast
THE MEMO: Trump puts the GOP on notice | TheHill
The deal, struck in a White House meeting and passed by Congress, funds the government and raises the debt ceiling for three months, exactly the terms sought by Senate Minority…
The Public Finance Tax Blog
SLGS Forever?
For those of you keeping track, the SLGS window has been closed since March 8, 2017. With the recent discussions in Washington regarding a three-month debt limit increase, it is…
Global Policy Watch
The Congressional Agenda for September
For the first months of united Republican governance in Washington, the new administration and Congress accomplished little: confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice, repeal of some late Obama-era regulations,…