Storm Relief Should Be Tied to Debt-Limit Bill, Mnuchin Says

by | Sep 3, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Disasters and Emergencies, Economics, Federal Budget (US), Finance, Hurricane Harvey (2017), Mnuchin, Steven T, National Debt (US), Non-Bank Loans, Texas, United States Politics and Government, Working Capital

The Treasury secretary urges a link between the distribution of emergency funds and a bill that Congress must pass before the end of the month to avoid a default on federal debts.

On Washington: Hurricane Harvey Shifts Political Winds in Washington

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The hurricane has transformed the budget debate, turning Republican critics of federal spending into proponents of billions of dollars of storm relief.

For Congress, Storm Adds Another Urgent Issue to a Full Plate

by | Aug 28, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Cruz, Ted, Economics, Federal Budget (US), Finance, Hurricane Harvey (2017), Hurricane Sandy (2012), National Debt (US), Non-Bank Loans, Republican Party, Texas, Trump, Donald J, United States, United States Politics and Government, Working Capital

The likely need for a multibillion-dollar emergency relief measure creates another urgent issue for Congress to address in what was already expected to be a busy September.

Trump Threat to Obamacare Would Send Premiums and Deficits Higher

by | Aug 15, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Congressional Budget Office, Economics, Federal Budget (US), Finance, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Non-Bank Loans, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government, Working Capital

By ROBERT PEAR and THOMAS KAPLAN August 15, 2017 WASHINGTON — Premiums for the most popular health insurance plans would shoot up 20 percent next year, and federal budget deficits would increase by $194 billion in the coming decade, if...