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Yesterday, a group of farmers and farm state lawmakers gathered in Washington to rally for the passage of a farm bill, on which progress has stalled...

After months of speculation and anticipation, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to undertake a third round of quantitative easing. The...

In The Wall Street Journal yesterday, economics editor David Wessel wrote about the Fix the Debt campaign's effort to shape the deficit debate in...

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted an event today chaired by former Senators Sam Nunn (D-GA), who is a member of the steering...

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, along with many others, have been calling on the presidential candidates to Debate the Debt, and more...

For all you can say about the budget process in recent years, at least this time Congress is on track to resolve spending levels ahead of a deadline -...

CRFB board member Barry Anderson, along with Steve Bell of the Bipartisan Policy Center and Joe Minarik of the Committee for Economic Development...

Today, the credit rating agency Moody’s made it clear that it is unlikely that the U.S. will be able to maintain its Aaa rating unless a comprehensive...

As the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) continues to wind down, the biggest programs remaining are the support of GM and AIG. The latest estimate...

In an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Campaign to Fix the Debt Co-Chair Ed Rendell called for politicians to rise above partisan politics and...

In a joint POLITICO ad with the Concord Coalition and the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget sent an open letter...

Last night, President Obama gave his acceptance speech in Charlotte (with our team on the ground). Among the many points in his speech, President...