Uncertainty around the economic outlook has increased.

Progress is probably delayed for the time being.

Clearly some of it, a good part of it, is coming from tariffs.

Progress is probably delayed for the time being.

Inflation has started to move up now, we think, partly in response to tariffs.

Clearly some of it, a good part of it, is coming from tariffs.

Chances of a recession were extremely low — if you go back two months. It has moved up, but it's not high.

Senate approval today is a major first step as we continue working with the House of Representatives on final passage to ensure critical services provided in the Nation’s Capital, including our police officers, firefighters, teachers…

We are not a federal agency. We are a city, county, state all at once...

The net effect of these policy changes... encompasses an aggressive crackdown on immigration and mass layoffs of federal workers.

The core messaging from the January meeting, where Chair [Jerome] Powell emphasized the Fed was 'not in a hurry' to make adjustments to policy, is likely to remain in place in March.

We are focused on separating the signal from the noise as the outlook evolves.

D.C. has not been treated as a federal agency for funding purposes in more than 20 years precisely because doing so can force dramatic overnight cuts to essential services, including police, sanitation, and schools.

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose this rule and the full-year continuing resolution. The CR is an act of fiscal sabotage against D.C. and is an abuse of power over a disenfranchised jurisdiction, the…

I urge Members to vote ``no.'' Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Goldman).

With this bill, House Republicans have intentionally committed nothing short of fiscal sabotage against D.C.

This CR is an act of fiscal sabotage against the District of Columbia and an abuse of Congress' power over disenfranchised D.C. This CR will result in an immediate cut of more than $1 billion from D.C.'s $21 billion budget 6 months into…

The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a very painful period, but now we can’t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference.