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MY VIEW: Gene Steuerle January 2013
Read moreUrban Institute Fellow and CRFB board member Gene Steuerle suggests that the greatest challenge for today's lawmakers is not action, but realizing...
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Op-Ed: Our Imperfect Work
Read moreThe Government We Deserve | January 23, 2013 “We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect,” Barack Obama proclaimed in his second inaugural...
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MY VIEW: Jim Kolbe January 2013
Read moreYesterday, CRFB board member and former Congressman Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) illustrated in The Arizona Republic that only a package that includes substantial...
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New Developments with the Debt Ceiling
Read moreThe House is pressing forward this week on debt ceiling legislation that contains a few different moving parts. The bill would buy lawmakers some more...
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Op-Ed: Let's Reform the Real Cause of National Debt
Read moreThe Arizona Republic | January 21, 2013 One thing I learned during my 22 years of serving in Congress is this: When the chips are down, Republicans...
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Waiting to Make Changes Is Not the Answer
Read moreIn a New York Times op-ed the other day, Paul Krugman argues that the urgency and significance of the debate over the federal budget deficit are...
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Hindsight is 20/20: A Look Back at CBO's Economic Forecasting
Read moreOur recent blog " Putting the Debt on a Downward Path" emphasizes how changes in economic projections can affect the budget for better or for worse...
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MY VIEW: Judd Gregg January 2013
Read moreIn an op-ed in the Hill, former Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) is calling on Congressional Republicans not to use the debt ceiling as leverage for...
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Op-Ed: Dont Hold the Debt Ceiling Hostage
Read moreThe Hill | January 18, 2013 There appears to be a certain quality of self-immolation to the way the Republicans in Congress are approaching their...
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A Few Proposals For Reforming Entitlement Programs
Read moreA recent report from the Business Roundtable (BRT) outlines their proposal to reform Social Security and Medicare with the goal of maintaining an...
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The Fiscal Speed Bumps Ahead
Read moreAlthough labeled as the " fiscal cliff deal," the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) enacted into law left many budget issues unresolved or only...
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House Approves $50 billion in Sandy Relief
Read moreYesterday, the House of Representatives approved an additional $50.5 billion in disaster funding for areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy by a 241-180...