President's Fiscal Commission
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‘Line’ Items: Post-Fourth Edition
After the Fireworks – The Independence Day celebrations have concluded. The fireworks have fizzled and most of us are back to work. Capitol Hill is...
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CRFB President Testifies Before President's Fiscal Commission
This afternoon, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas testified before the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, offering several...
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Fiscal Commission Holds Public Forum
This morning, CBO Director Doug Elmendorf released CBO's long-term outlook at the third public meeting of The National Commission on Fiscal...
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Wolf Airs Concerns on Fiscal Commission
In a publicly released letter to the co-chairs of President Obama’s fiscal commission, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) warned of the “deep and downward slide”...
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Fiscal Targets: Why We Need Both Medium and Long-Term Targets
The President's Fiscal Commission has been charged with proposing: "Recommendations designed to balance the budget, excluding interest payments on the...
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Live Webcast: Fiscal Commission's Second Meeting
The President's Fiscal Commission is holding its second public meeting, which is being webcast live on the White House's website. We've embedded the...
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‘Line’ Items: Derby Edition
Super Saver Cashes In – Those who couldn’t resist the irony of betting it all on a horse named Super Saver were rewarded handsomely on Saturday as the...
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'The Most Predictable Economic Crisis We've Ever Had'
Concluding earlier this afternoon, the inaugural meeting of the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform laid the...
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Webcast: Debt Commission Kicks Off First Meeting
The President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform kicks off today with its first meeting to discuss the country's long-term...
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‘Line’ Items: Draft Edition
Budget Resolution Drafted – The NFL isn’t the only entity that made key decisions for the future last week. On Thursday the Senate Budget Committee...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The Wall Street Journal noted the lessons that the United States...
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‘Line’ Items: Recess Over, Deadlines Loom
They’re Back – Congress returns from its spring recess this week. The Senate is back in session today and the first order of business is a cloture...