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Brookings Rethinks and Remakes the Federal Budget
Today, the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will be kicking off its " 15 Ways to Rethink the Federal Budget" project with an event on two...
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FAQ's About the New Framework From Simpson and Bowles
On Tuesday, former Fiscal Commission co-chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson released a framework that calls for an additional $2.4 trillion in...
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MY VIEW: Gene Steuerle February 2013
Yesterday, Urban Institute Fellow and CRFB Board Member Gene Steuerle tied the ability of federal and state governments to control health care costs...
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Poll Shows Economists Believe Grand Bargain Could Help Growth
Yesterday, we highlighted the consensus between economists and leaders in both parties on the need to replace the sequester. Today, a USA Today poll...
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Democrats, Republicans, Economists All Want to Replace the Sequester
With the March 1 deadline of sequestration only nine days away, lawmakers should work toward developing a plan that would replace the across-the-board...
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MY VIEW: Alan Simpson February 2013
Responding to a U.S. News and World Report "Debate Club" question on the new framework from former Fiscal Commission co-chairs Alan Simpson and...
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Op-Ed: Education Presidents And Governors: Ain't Gonna Happen
The Government We Deserve | February 20, 2013 In last week’s State of the Union speech, President Obama put great emphasis on expanding early...
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Op-Ed: The Country Must Act to Address the Debt
US News & World Report | February 20, 2012 My old pal Erskine Bowles and I were deeply disappointed by the failure to reach agreement on a long-term...
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Line Items: Presidents Edition
Honoring Leaders – We celebrated President’s Day on Monday, the day we recognize those who have led this great nation. The House and Senate are...
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Simpson and Bowles Release $2.4 Trillion Deficit Reduction Framework
Today, former Fiscal Commission co-chairs and Moment of Truth Project co-founders Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson have released a new framework...
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Op-Ed: Obama, We Need Honest Dialogue on Debt
CNN | February 16, 2013 This week the president faced the American people to talk about, among other things, the budget. He said the right things...
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MY VIEW: Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson February 2013
In an op-ed in today's Politico, former Fiscal Commission co-chairs and CRFB board members Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson argue that there is a...