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America's Fiscal Choices At a Crossroad
CRFB's policy paper America's Fiscal Choices at a Crossroad looks at the human side of the fiscal crisis. It examines the two choices we face in...
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Budget Process Reform Gets Attention on Capitol Hill
Everyone can recognize that the budget process is broken, but unfortunately not much has been done so far to fix it. Work such as the Peterson-Pew...
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House Passes Another Short-Term Spending Bill
UPDATE: The Senate passed the House three-week CR by a vote of 87-13, with nine Republicans and four Democrats opposing. President Obama will sign the...
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‘Line’ Items: Brackets and Budgets Edition
Brackets – As many busy themselves today going over the brackets for the big tourney, picking the next Cinderella and who will win it all, the real...
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Another Short-Term CR?
A short-term continuing resolution (CR) is looking more and more likely each day. With few details being reported about the current budget...
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More on CBO's Budget Options
Going into further detail on one of the most useful CBO reports, Budget Options, there are a plethora of very interesting policies that CBO has scored...
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Senator Sanders Proposes Revenue Increases to Address the Deficit
Updated : Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), formerly of the President's Fiscal Commission, has introduced similar legislation in the House. Sen...
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CBO Releases Budget Options Report
Today, CBO released an updated version of its giant compilation of potential savings from various spending and tax options. The report covers all...
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CRFB Hosts "Human Side of the Fiscal Crisis" Event
On March 10, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a terrific event entitled America at a Crossroad: The Human Side of the Fiscal...
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