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The Time for Social Security Reform is Now
Today, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on bipartisan proposals to reform Social Security. Members of the...
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Boskin on Debt and Growth
In light of the recent controversy over the findings from economists Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff on the relationship between debt and growth, there...
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Chairman Bernanke Testifies Before the Joint Economic Committee
This morning, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the Joint Economic Committee regarding the current economic climate. He noted...
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Line Items: Debt Ceiling Edition
Taking It to the Limit – The statutory debt ceiling is back. The temporary suspension of the debt limit enacted earlier this year was lifted on May 19...
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House Democrats Take Another Crack at Sequester Replacement
Although efforts to replace the sequester have been on hold for a while, the House Democrats, led by House Budget Committee ranking member Chris Van...
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The Re-Estimated Bipartisan Path Forward
The CBO has now spoken on how the President's budget would affect the fiscal outlook. Debt would fall to 70 percent of GDP by 2023, compared to 73...
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CRFB Breaks Down CBO's Estimate of the President's Budget
As a follow up to our initial reaction to CBO's estimates of the President's budget, CRFB has released a full report that breaks down the analysis...
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CBO Releases Analysis of President Obama's FY 2014 Budget
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of President Obama’s FY 2014 budget request. CRFB has released a reaction to the...
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S&P's Credit Analyst: US Not "Credit-Positive"
We've talked before on The Bottom Line about why lawmakers should not wait to deal with our unsustainable debt. Among the most important reasons for...
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The Latest on the Affordable Care Act
Although it may be difficult to get an updated comprehensive score of the Affordable Care Act from CBO, CBO has updated its estimate of the coverage...