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Fiscal Power Rankings
Read moreStudents at Stanford University, under the guidance of Comeback America Initiative (CAI) CEO and CRFB board member David Walker, have developed a...
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Ruth Marcus: “A Debt Crisis That Requires Compassion”
Read moreIn her recent column, Ruth Marcus, of The Washington Post declared: “Don’t call me a deficit hawk. Call me a deficit panda.” Seeking a cuddlier image...
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Health Care Reform Has Its First Birthday
Read moreOne year ago on Wednesday, the health care reform legislation (or PPACA, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) was passed by Congress...
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Op-Ed: Fix the Deficit? We Can Do That
Read moreTIME | March 17, 2011 It's rare that those of us concerned about the nation's fiscal course come bearing good news. The federal debt, after all, is as...
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CBO Projects Slightly Smaller Deficits under Current Law
Read moreAlong with CBO's preliminary analysis of the President's Budget on Friday came an update in CBO's baseline, which actually shows a $234 billion...
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CNN Money Exclusive: Deficit Pessimist Sees Hope for a Deal
Read moreIn her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas expresses increasing - but still cautious - optimism about the possibility of a...
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Op-Ed: Deficit Pessimist Sees Hope for a Deal
Read moreCNN Money | March 21, 2011 I think we a can find a way to get a large-scale budget agreement that tackles our insane multi-trillion dollar debt in...
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We Could've Told You...
Read moreLast week, CBO showed that the President's Budget was way too optimistic about its projections of deficits and debt. But CBO's findings would not have...
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‘Line’ Items: March of Madness Edition
Read moreMadness in Washington – The down-to-the-wire finishes, Hail Marys and upsets in DC weren’t confined to the Verizon Center. Capitol Hill is...
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64 Senators Call On President Obama to Lead on Deficit and Engage in Broader Discussion
Read moreToday, a bipartisan group of 64 Senators sent a letter to President Obama urging him to show leadership on reducing the federal deficit and to take a...
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A Bipartisan Call for Action on Proposed Terminations and Reductions
Read moreRep. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would force Congress to hold an up-or-down vote on...
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CBO Releases Analysis of President's Budget
Read moreCBO has just released their preliminary analysis of the President's Budget. Be sure to check back to CRFB and The Bottom Line soon for more analysis...