Economic Recovery Measures

After the Fireworks – The Independence Day celebrations have concluded. The fireworks have fizzled and most of us are back to work. Capitol Hill is...

Initial market reactions to the June employment report confirms trends over the week. While safe haven effects have continued to underpin investor...

Major legislation reforming the financial regulatory process hit a snag today as Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) said he would not support the bill because...

Here they go again. As they have for years, lawmakers are attempting to tuck billions of dollars for unrelated programs into the war supplemental...

Extenders Put on Hold – Legislation to extend some tax breaks and expanded unemployment insurance has been put on the back burner because senators...

Today, Congressional negotiators agreed upon a plan to reform the American financial regulation system—which, if it passes next week, would constitute...

On the eve of the G-20 in Toronto this weekend, U.S. financial markets have continued to be dominated by safe haven effects as investors (domestic and...

For weeks, Congress has been re-tooling and re-tooling the extenders bill (HR 4213), looking for 60 votes to pass. Two things have held constant...

In remarks at the think tank Third Way, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer covered the bases in talking about our deficits and debt. Among the topics...

The statutory PAYGO law left a gaping hole for spending designated as an emergency. Since the designation has no formal definition, it can technically...

Summertime, but the Living Isn’t Easy in Congress – Today brings the first official day of summer, but Washington has already been experiencing...

Legislation to extend tax breaks that expired last year, as well as expanded social safety net provisions and relief for doctors from a steep cut in...