Budgets & Projections
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Rep. Bachmann Proposes Spending Cuts
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has released her proposal to reign in federal spending, amounting to over $425 billion in cuts annually. Shortly after...
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House Passes Resolution to Set Spending at 2008 Levels
The House of Representatives this afternoon passed a rule directing Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the chairman of the House Budget Committee, to set non...
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What We'd Like to See in the President's Budget
While all eyes (for now) are on the President's State of the Union address tomorrow night, the true test of President Obama's fiscal priorities will...
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Good News, Taxpayers!
Last month, we reported the positive developments that were happening with the major players--GM, Citigroup, and AIG--still left in the Troubled Asset...
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Rep. Wolf Calls for Immediate Bipartisan Action on Debt and Deficit; Pledges Support for Fiscal Commission Report
Speaking today on the House floor, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) gave a speech expressing his growing concern about our national deficit and debt. He also...
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Third Way Introduces New Social Security Reform Plan
Yesterday, the organization Third Way released a plan outlining several Social Security reform proposals meant to ensure the program's solvency over...
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Republican Study Committee Proposes Spending Cuts
Today the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the caucus of conservatives in the House of Representatives, announced their proposal for reducing our...
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PAYGO Annual Report Shows Glaring Exemptions
OMB recently released an annual report on PAYGO, showing the budgetary impacts of PAYGO legislation, current policy exemptions, and exemptions for...
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‘Line’ Items: Dreams and Schemes Edition
Can Dreams of Cooperation be Fulfilled? – Yesterday the nation celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His vision of unity and...
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Bruce Reed Named as Biden's Chief of Staff
Today, Vice President Joe Biden announced that Bruce Reed will be his next chief of staff. Bruce served as Executive Director of the President's...
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Taxpayers for Common Sense Proposes Budget Cuts
The independent, non-partisan policy group Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) released their recommendations for how to reduce the deficit. They...