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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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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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The Case for Defense Cuts
With much of Washington talking about how to address our fiscal situation, more specific budget areas are coming into focus. One area that some are...
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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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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...
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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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Gates Outlines $178 Billion in Savings and Efficiencies over Five Years
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced today the specifics for how the Defense Department will reduce spending by $178 over the next five years...
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House Takes Early Steps on Deficit Reduction
The 112th Congress has moved quickly to signal a new focus on fiscal responsibility and attention to our ballooning national debt. As Congress...
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So, How Much Would Republicans Cut Spending?
In the Pledge to America released this past fall, House Republicans called for "[rolling] back government spending to pre-stimulus, prebailout levels...
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House Passes Hybrid Spending Bill; Year-long Budget Disaster Nears Conclusion
Continuing its year-long lesson in "How Not To Budget," the House Wednesday passed legislation that would freeze overall Fiscal Year 2011...
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The Center for American Progress Gets Specific
Today, the Center for American Progress released a plan to get specific on our growing deficits and debt. Or, rather, they've released five...