Update 310: Final Endorsements Rollout; Candidates in CT, FL, KY, MN, PA, TX, VA, WA This week, 20/20 Vision completes its endorsement of U.S. House candidates for the 116th Congress. Endorsements were based on disparate considerations, but mostly on candidates who are running in flippable districts, campaigning for progressive and forward-thinking economic policies, refusing corporate …
Update 309: Candidate Endorsements in GA, KS, TN, VA, WA Last month, 20/20 Vision endorsed a first round of candidates for the next Congress. Almost all of these candidates are in margin-of-error races in districts currently held by Republicans. Today, we present the second round of endorsees. Endorsements were based on disparate considerations, but mostly …
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Update 308 — FSOC: Prudential off SIFI List; Too Big to Fail “Solved” in Shadow Markets? This Wednesday, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) did what many have been expecting for a while and voted to de-designate Prudential, the last of the nonbank systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs). Its decision eliminated from this list all …
Update 307 — Endorsements: The Northeast Last month, 20/20 Vision endorsed 29 candidates for the next Congress, the first round of such endorsements. Almost all of these candidates are in margin-of-error-tight races in districts currently held by Republicans. Candidates were endorsed based on disparate considerations but we mainly focused on candidates who are: running in …
Update 306: Economic Generational Justice Salient Issues for Millennials in the Midterms The generation of millennials, Americans born between 1983 and 2000, consists of 80 million people and accounts for 25 percent of the population, 35 percent of the workforce. Millennials receive lower relative wages, take on more debt, face higher housing costs, and pay …
Update 305 — Survey of the Sunbelt Candidate Endorsements in AZ, CA, NV, TX Last month, 20/20 Vision endorsed 29 candidates for the next Congress, the first round of such endorsements. Almost all of these candidates are in margin-of-error-tight races in districts currently held by Republicans. Candidates were endorsed based on disparate considerations but we …
Update 304: Fed Developments – Nominations and Rules; How Trump is Shaping Financial Regulations On September 26, far away from the Kavanaugh maw, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to raise the target range for the federal funds rate from 2 to 2.25 percent. The market expects one more rate hike this year, three …
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Update 303: Congressional Endorsements 2018; Candidates for Congress in the Midwest Last week, 20/20 Vision endorsed 29 candidates for Congress this year, the first round of such endorsements. Almost all of these candidates are in margin-of-error-tight races in districts currently held by Republicans. Not only are they terrific candidates, but they have potential to be …
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Update 302: Senate Banking Hearing Tomorrow on S. 2155 — Why is Implementation So Slow? When the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) was signed into law four months ago, we saw risk, not a reason to rush implementation. Industry apparently sees otherwise and so Senate Banking will ask why it’s …
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Update 301: Your Need-to-Know on the Budget GOP Takes What Could be Final Fiscal Bites In what could be its fiscal swan song, the GOP congressional majority has, as of this writing, approved about 75 percent of discretionary spending for FY 19, which starts on October 1. Will the bill(s) be enacted and a …
