Category Archives: Regulatory

State Of The Union 2013 –

Posted on 20. February 2013 by Jim Sutliff

The 2013 State of the Union was delivered on February 12th, 2013 at 9 pm.  The White House site provides the State of the Union Address and outlines for the economic plan.  The State of the Union Address lasted slightly more … Continue reading →

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Congressional Quarterly Roll Call –

Posted on 30. May 2012 by Jim Sutliff

CQ Roll Call has an Executive Briefing series that covers Banking & Finance, Defense, Energy, Transportation, and Technology.  CQ Roll Call also offers legislative tracking and advocacy tools.  CQ Weekly and CQ Today cover the legislative process as well as the House … Continue reading →

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S & P Cuts Spain Rating –

Posted on 1. May 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Standard & Poor’s cut the credit rating for Spain to BBB+ from A.  The two notch downgrade came with a negative outlook and a cut to the gross domestic product growth forecast.  Standard & Poor’s has a projected forecast of a 1.5% … Continue reading →

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Congress Passes Stopgap Transportation Bill –

Posted on 30. March 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Congress passed a stopgap 90 day bill that will provide funds for Federal highway projects.  The measure passed the House on Thursday with 266 votes supporting the bill.  The U.S. Senate passed the bill with a voice vote.  The President … Continue reading →

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Payroll Tax Floor Vote –

Posted on 16. February 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The House and Senate could vote on the payroll tax deal as early as Friday.  Four Democratic Senators and all 13 House Representatives at the payroll tax conference signed the agreement.  Republic Senators did not sign the agreement but that should not … Continue reading →

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Republicans Propose Payroll Tax Cut Extension –

Posted on 13. February 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Republican leaders in the House are supporting the extension of the payroll tax cut without reductions in spending.  This clears a major hurdle in negotiations to extend the payroll tax cut which applies to 160 million workers.  The payroll tax … Continue reading →

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U.S. Factory Output & Jobs Improve –

Posted on 7. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Institute of Supply Management’s factory index rose to 53.9 for the month of December.  The increase marked the fastest that U.S. manufacturing has expanded in the last 6 months.  The jobs report also showed gains for the month of December.  … Continue reading →

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Euro Zono Fiscal Policy –

Posted on 27. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The integration of fiscal policy is an important step for Euro zone countries in solving their debt crisis.  A recent plan would utilize bilateral agreements instead of changing European Union treaties.  Bilateral agreements could make implemention of fiscal policy changes faster than the time … Continue reading →

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Super Committee Deadlocked –

Posted on 19. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Super Committee remained deadlocked on Saturday as Republicans and Democrats could not agree on a compromise.  Budget savings of $1.2 trillion are required by midnight on Wednesday.  If an agreement is not reached by the deadline it could send … Continue reading →

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Senate To Vote On Currency Bill –

Posted on 11. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Senate voted 63-35 in support of the currency bill.  The currency bill was supported by Republican and Democratic Senators and is hoped to address the trade imbalance due to undervalued currencies.  Although the Senate supported the measure, the House … Continue reading →

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Senate Avoids Shutdown –

Posted on 28. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The U.S. Senate voted 79-16 in support of legislation to finance the government.  The legislation also includes $2.65 billion in disaster assistance.  The measure will finance the government through November 18th.  The House is expected to vote on the legislation on … Continue reading →

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Currency Legislation –

Posted on 27. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Democratic Senator Harry Reid has indicated that he will introduce legislation relating to undervalued currencies.  The measure will address the effect that undervalued currencies have on trade.  The Chinese Yuan is one currency that is considered  to be undervalued and acting as a subsidy to … Continue reading →

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Government Shutdown Showdown –

Posted on 25. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Senate voted 59-36 against a House spending bill.  The Republican bill in the House was designed to cut $1 billion in spending to pay for disaster relief.  Senate Democrats are expected to move for a vote on an alternative … Continue reading →

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Treasury Yields Fall –

Posted on 21. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Treasury yields for 30 year bonds fell below 3% for the first time since 2009.  The Federal Reserve announced that it will purchase long term debt and sell shorter term debt in an attempt to spur economic growth.  It is expected … Continue reading →

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Senate Increases Debt Ceiling –

Posted on 10. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Senate voted 52-45 to increase the debt limit by $500 billion.  The vote came on Thursday night after the jobs speech by Obama and before the NFL season opener.  Democratic Senator Ben Nelson voted with the Republicans and Republican Senators Corker … Continue reading →

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