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Syria and the Sequester
Read moreAlthough the possibility of a US military strike on Syria is now in question, the possibility has also led to public statements regarding the...
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TOMORROW: Moment of Truth Project to Host Delivery Systems and Payment Reform Briefing with NCHC
Read moreTomorrow, September 12, CRFB's Moment of Truth Project and the National Coalition on Health Care will host a briefing on Medicare delivery system and...
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The Tax Break-Down: Municipal Bonds
Read moreThis is the sixth post in a new CRFB blog series, The Tax Break-Down, which will analyze and review tax breaks under discussion as part of tax reform...
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The Upcoming Appropriations Showdown
Read moreIt is now three weeks and counting until the start of FY 2014, when lawmakers will have to pass a bill funding the government or incur a shutdown...
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When Will Treasury Run Out of Cash to Pay its Bills?
Read moreCongress already has its hands full with finding a fiscally-responsible solution for the expiration of the government funding bill at the end of the...
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Bill Hoagland: Nation Does Not Need Another Government Shutdown
Read moreAs Congress returns to Washington today, the clock is ticking to September 30, the end of the government's fiscal year and the date after which the...
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MY VIEW: Judd Gregg September 2013
Read moreCongress returned to Washington today and lawmakers will find their to-do list packed. But in today's The Hill, former Governor and Senator Judd Gregg...
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Op-Ed: Nation Does Not Need Another Government Shutdown
Read moreThe Hill | September 6, 2013 The last real government shutdowns occurred in the winter of 1995. Two funding gaps that winter resulted in a total of 26...
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Op-Ed: Now or Never on Debt Issue
Read moreThe Hill | September 9, 2013 After an August in the countryside or their states or somewhere around the world or Martha’s Vineyard, the president and...
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CBO Takes a Look at the Pell Grant Program
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office released a new report on Pell Grants which details the program and recent changes made to it, shows options to...
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Returning to the Coburn-Lieberman Medicare Plan
Read moreToday, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) and former Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) sent a letter to House Ways and Means Chairman David Camp (R-MI) that...