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September 15, 2020 Strong Pro-Growth Policies Key to Getting More Americans Health Coverage, New Surveys Show

Key Points:  -The strong economy prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was increasing access to insurance for workers while incomes surged,…

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September 11, 2020 This Week in Economic News: September 7 – 11, 2020

JOLTS Report As the Economy Reopened in July, So Did Job Opportunities Job openings increased by 600,000 in July across…

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September 08, 2020 Biden Gets A Whopping Four Pinocchio’s For False Social Security Claims

Even the Washington Post is calling out former Vice President Joe Biden for false assertions, giving him a whopping Four Pinocchio’s for misrepresenting…

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September 04, 2020 New Data: State Tax Revenue High, While State Govs Have Only Spent 24% of COVID Relief

Democrats continue to hold up additional coronavirus relief, while demanding a $1 trillion bailout for state and local governments that…

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September 04, 2020 This Week in Economic News: August 31 – September 4, 2020

The Employment Situation Full Steam Ahead on the Road to Recovery The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that in August,…

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September 03, 2020 How It Works: President Trump’s Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order

On August 8, President Trump signed an Executive Order, Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster,…

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September 03, 2020 Trump Admin Bolsters Care for Seniors in Assisted Living Facilities, 9/13 Deadline

Topline: The Trump Administration took another step to help patients and providers, this time expanding the Provider Relief Fund to assisted…

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September 03, 2020 Reed: Social Security Scare Tactics Are Inaccurate & Weaken The Program

Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) is the Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Social Security. Member guest posts appear occasionally.  Social…

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September 01, 2020 Unemployment Benefits Update: 41 States Approved for FEMA’s Lost Wages Assistance Program

CLICK HERE to download this information as a PDF. In August, President Trump signed an executive order to provide temporary…

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August 24, 2020 New Report Highlights the Positive Impact of Opportunity Zones

Part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Opportunity Zones are designed to lift up distressed communities by…

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