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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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CNN Money Exclusive: Why GOP Agenda Could Make Debt Worse
In her latest commentary on CNN Money, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas says that despite the rhetoric on reducing the deficit, some of the high-profile...
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On Health Reform Repeal
There has been an increasing amount of talk this week concerning calls for repeal of the health care reform legislation, as the 112th Congress...
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2010 Financial Report of the U.S. Government
The Treasury Department released Tuesday its annual Financial Report of the U.S Government. The report highlights the nation's budget deficit, net...
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Line Items: Botched Snap Edition
Washington Drops the Ball – To many federal budget watchers, the tax cut debate has been more frustrating than watching the Redskins play. The...
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The Fiscal Commission's Plan
The co-chairs of the President's fiscal commission today released the deficit reduction plan that members will be asked to vote on Friday. Alan...
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'Our Fiscal Security' Gets Specific
You might have missed it last week if you were preparing to chow down on some turkey, but Our Fiscal Security (OFS)--a joint project of the Economic...
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‘Line’ Items: Talking Turkey Edition
Talking Turkey – Congress takes a break this week for Thanksgiving. Lawmakers can be thankful for the brief respite, but the time is quickly coming...
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What's Up Doc Fix?
The Senate late Thursday passed another short-term “doc fix” that spares physicians from a 23 percent Medicare payment reduction through the...
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Ryan-Rivlin Health Care Plan Unveiled
Many of the recent debt reduction plans—including, the fiscal commission's Co-Chairs' recent proposal, the Galston-MacGuineas plan, and the Debt...
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Jan's Plan
For about a week now, we've been telling critics of the Co-Chairs' Plan to throw ideas, not stones. So, good for Jan Schakowsky. Rep. Schakowsky (D-IL...
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Fiscal Commission Targets Federal Spending
Continuing our analysis of the President’s Fiscal Commission Draft Report, let's look at what the Co-Chair proposal does on the spending side of the...