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Poll Shows Economists Believe Grand Bargain Could Help Growth
Read moreYesterday, 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
Read moreWith 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
Read moreResponding 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreUS 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
Read moreHonoring 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
Read moreToday, 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
Read moreCNN | 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
Read moreIn 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...
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Op-Ed: Memo to Congress, White House: Get Serious on Debt
Read morePolitico | February 15, 2013 The continual fiscal brinkmanship of the past two years — in which policymakers go from crisis to crisis, avoiding...
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Third Way Calls for $1.9 Trillion of Deficit Reduction
Read moreToday, Third Way has released their analysis of the February CBO Economic and Budget Update, reaching a similar conclusion to our report on the new...
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Senate Democratic Proposal and Other Plans to Replace the Sequester
Read moreUpdate: This post has been updated as of February 27, 2013 to reflect new proposals from the Senate Republicans With time running out before the...