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The President's FY 2012 Budget Has Arrived!
The day we've all been waiting for is finally here: President Obama has just released his FY 2012 Budget! Click here to read the budget proposal, and...
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‘Line’ Items: Valentine’s/Budget Day Edition
Share the Love – Today’s the big day: messages will be sent, some will be showered with love, and others will feel left out. Of course, today is...
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What We Know About the President's Budget
Updated February 10th to include National Infrastructure Bank.* As the budget world waits for the FY 2012 Budget on Monday, some new proposals from...
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House Appropriations Committee Offers Detailed List of Cuts
Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-KY) released a preliminary proposal for cuts to the President's FY2011 budget...
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Op-Ed: No More Excuses on Debt, Mr. Obama
CNN Money | February 8, 2011 Anyone looking for serious fiscal leadership from President Obama in his State of the Union Address could have been...
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OMB Director in New York Times: "The Easy Cuts Are Behind Us"
OMB Director Jack Lew previewed President Obama’s FY2012 budget in an op-ed published in Sunday’s New York Times. The title of the piece, "The Easy...
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Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson on CNBC
This morning the two co-chairs of the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform were guests on CNBC's The Call. Erskine...
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House and Senate to Have Serious Debate Over Spending
With the House Appropriations Committee releasing their spending allocations for each subcommittee yesterday, it is useful to examine what the Senate...
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Paul Ryan Sets Spending Levels for FY 2011
Earlier today, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the chair of the House Budget Committee, unveiled new levels for discretionary spending for the remainder of FY...
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The Liberal Case for Deficit Reduction
Today on Ezra Klein's blog, Derek Thompson (who contributes to a great blog over at The Atlantic) makes the liberal case for deficit reduction. He...
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It's Baaaaaaaaaaack: Simpson-Bowles Is Reappearing
It's an interesting time in the fiscal policy world right now. A lot of uncertainty is up in the air about what will happen with our deficits and debt...
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‘Line’ Items: Super Bowl Edition
Game On – The Super Bowl in Texas won’t be until Sunday, but Washington had its own big game last week as President Obama gave his State of the Union...