Budget Process
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Event Recap: Release of 'Red Ink Rising'
Read moreOn December 14, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform hosted a public event at the National Press Club to announce the release of its report...
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Peterson-Pew in the Press
Read moreThe Peterson-Pew Commission’s “Red Ink Rising” plan for American lawmakers has earned some black ink worldwide too since its release, not to mention...
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Red Ink Rising
Read moreIn Red Ink Rising: A Call to Action to Stem the Mounting Federal Debt, The Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform calls on policy makers to...
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CRFB's MacGuineas Calls for Budget Reform
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas has an op-ed in The Hill online today. Citing the end-of-the-year dance...
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Op-Ed: Congress' Bad Record of Passing Appropriations Bills Shows Need for Budget Process Reform
Read moreThe Hill | Dec. 10, 2009 In the next few days, the House and Senate will engage in their usual end-of-year dance and vote on two massive omnibus...
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CRFB Supports Fiscal Task Force
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget commends Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) on their proposal - released today - to...
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TARP: Offset or Gimmick?
Read moreIn his speech today, President Obama proposed reducing the amount of money available in the TARP fund to pay for the new stimulus measure. When TARP...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Read moreHere are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times applauded a CBO estimate that under the health...
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Where Are Those Appropriations Bills?
Read more“If we can’t do something as simple as passing the appropriations bills we review every year, how are we supposed to do any of the heavy lifting on...
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Bad Budget Concepts and The Case of Student Loans
Read moreSometimes, the way we score certain items in the budget leads to sub-optimal policy choices. For example, as we explained recently, the long-term care...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Read moreHere are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The Wall Street Journal calls the pharmaceutical industry foolish...
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Federal Officials Pressure ‘Pay Czar’ to Ease Pay Restrictions at AIG
Read moreWorry about the government’s investment in AIG has prompted some federal officials to call for easing the restrictions on pay at AIG for 2010, the...