Debt Ceiling
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‘Line’ Items: Golf Edition
Time ‘Fore’ Action – Golf, that favorite pastime of power players, was even more popular than usual in Washington last week. Not only did the U.S...
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‘Line’ Items: The Heat is on Edition
Except in Miami – The Miami Heat weren’t hot enough, but Washington saw record temperatures last week. Capitol Hill may warm things up this week as...
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Biden Group Talks Taxes and Triggers
The bicameral, bipartisan debt limit and deficit reduction negotiations chaired by Vice President Biden resumed today with the group’s fifth meeting...
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Between the ‘Line’s: Speeches, Meetings, Anniversaries, and Letters Galore
Pawlenty of Ideas – GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty gave a speech in Chicago on Tuesday where he laid out his fiscal and economic policy...
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‘Line’ Items: French Open Edition
Clay Masterpiece – Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer played yet another classic tennis match yesterday, with Nadal once again emerging victorious for his...
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Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson: The Gang of Six is our best shot
In an op-ed today in the Washington Post, CRFB board members Erskine Bowles and Senator Alan Simpson argue that the Gang of Six -- despite hitting a...
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Between the ‘Line’s: Feeling the Heat, Coming Clean, and Disaster Dilemma
Feeling the Heat – As most of us return to work this week nursing sunburns and swapping stories of grilling glory, the heat is on in Washington, at...
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Biden Group Talks Update: Searching for More Cuts and Talking Triggers
The Biden group of debt negotiations resumed on Tuesday with the fourth meeting of the bipartisan group of lawmakers chaired by Vice President Biden...
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Low-Hanging Fruit for Debt Ceiling Discussions
Update: Check out our release on these "commonalities" here. As Vice President Biden and several members of Congress continue working toward a...
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‘Line’ Items: Playoffs Edition
Crunch Time – The playoffs are well underway in the NBA and NHL. A playoff atmosphere is also brewing in Washington even though the home teams are not...
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Between the ‘Line’s: Meetings, Plans, Halfsies and One Cent
No Deficit of Talk – At least there no longer is a deficit of discussion when it comes to our fiscal situation. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) gave...