Double-Barreled Economic Threat Puts Congress on Edge
WASHINGTON — In 2008, an imminent collapse of the banking system consumed Congress before lawmakers delivered a bailout. Three years
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Biden Asks Congress for New Tools to Target Executives of Failed Banks
WASHINGTON — President Biden asked Congress on Friday to pass legislation to give financial regulators broad new powers to claw
Read moreU.S. Will Hit Debt Limit Jan. 19, Yellen Tells Congress
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen warned on Friday that she would have to begin employing “extraordinary measures” to
Read more‘Innovation Hubs’ Aim to Lift Distressed Areas. Congress Just Has to Fund Them.
WASHINGTON — Included in the bipartisan industrial policy legislation that President Biden signed into law this summer was a $10
Read moreLeaders in Congress Say They Will Act to Prevent Rail Strike
WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress vowed on Tuesday to pass legislation averting a nationwide rail strike, saying
Read moreCongress Is Giving Billions to the Chip Industry. Strings Are Attached.
It’s an embrace of industrial policy not seen in Washington for decades. Gary Hufbauer, a nonresident senior fellow at the
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