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Between the ‘Line’s: Paths, Deadlines, Ceilings and Receipts
House GOP Budget Unveiled – On Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled his fiscal year 2012 budget proposal, titled “The...
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Sen. Franken Introduces Measure to Pay for Future Wars
Today, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) introduced legislation to require Congress to offset war costs with other tax or spending changes. The bill, the Pay for...
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So Where Do the Savings Come From?
Yesterday, Congressman Paul Ryan released his budget proposal, which would bring the federal debt down to 67.5 percent of GDP by 2021, and...
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CBO Releases Long-Term Analysis of Ryan's Proposal
In response to Representative Paul Ryan's (R-WI) FY 2012 Budget proposal, CBO has released a long-term analysis of the proposal. The analysis, which...
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CNN Money Exclusive - New Taxes: Never Say Never
In her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas talks about the "no new taxes pledge" many members of Congress have signed and...
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Paul Ryan Unveils FY 2012 Budget
Today, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), chairman of the House Budget Committee, unveiled his FY 2012 budget proposal. His budget would bring debt down to 67.5...
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Rep. Quigley Promotes Budget Process Reform
In a reprise of last year, Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) recently reintroduced his bill to create a more transparent budget regime and reform the...
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Sens. Wyden and Coats Introduce Tax Reform Legislation
Today, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Dan Coats (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation to comprehensively reform the existing U.S. tax system in a...
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Spotlight on the States: Connecticut
The next state we turn to in our Spotlight on the States series is Connecticut – a small state that’s had some pretty big budget problems. Many newly...
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‘Line’ Items: Spring Cleaning/Opening Day Edition
Cleaning out the House – Spring is often associated with housecleaning. Congress is long due to clear out the FY 2011 budget seeing as we are now half...
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MarketWatch: March 28-April 1, 2011
As events continue to develop both at home and abroad -- fiscal, humanitarian and otherwise -- the markets are sending and receiving mixed messages...