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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...
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The Potential Budgetary Effect of Military Action in Syria
Read moreOver the weekend, President Obama made his widely anticipated remarks on the conflict of Syria, making his case for taking military action against the...
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$518 Billion? Inside the White House/Senate Negotiation's Math
Read moreAlthough Congress itself had been out of session prior to this week, some news last week came as the latest talks between the White House and a small...
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President Proposes 1% Pay Increase for Federal Workers
Read moreLast Friday, President Obama sent a letter to Congress calling for a 1 percent pay raise for federal civilian workers next year. The White House...
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The Tax Break-Down: Section 199, the Domestic Production Activities Deduction
Read moreThis is the fifth post in our blog series, The Tax Break-Down, which will analyze and review tax breaks under discussion as part of tax reform. Last...
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Leon Panetta: Sequestration Creating Self-Inflicted Wounds
Read moreIn today's Washington Post, former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta criticizes the limited effort so far in replacing sequestration. Panetta...
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September 18 Event: "Defining Moments in Debt"
Read moreWith Congress returning to DC, eyes are turning towards the fiscal speed bumps that they will face in the fall: funding the government, raising the...