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EVENT -- Tax Reform Now: Cutting Rates and Deficits
Read moreEvent Summary On Tuesday, April 12, the Moment of Truth (MOT) project and the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) co-hosted an event at the Johns...
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MY VIEW: Laura D'Andrea Tyson
Read moreIn her recent column for the Economix blog of The New York Times, CRFB board member Laura D'Andrea Tyson focuses on an issue that's received...
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President Obama Will Use Simpson-Bowles Plan As Model for Deficit Reduction
Read moreUpdate: Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, also offered his support for Fiscal Commission's...
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MY VIEW: Maya MacGuineas April 11 2011
Read moreIn her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas discusses her experience at a budget forum in Colorado this weekend and says...
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Op-Ed: Debt Reduction--The Voters Are Ready. Is Washington?
Read moreCNN Money | April 11, 2011 They did it! They kept the government open! Tourists can still see the pandas. Hooray! The White House is trying to spin...
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President and Leaders in Congress Agree on FY 2011 Spending Levels
Read moreKeeping us on the edge of our seats until the very end, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced late Friday night that a deal had been reached on...
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President Obama to Present Deficit-Reduction Plan Wednesday
Read moreYesterday, White House senior adviser David Plouffe appeared on several Sunday talk shows announcing that President Obama would be presenting his own...
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‘Line’ Items: Back from the Brink Edition
Read moreDeal on FY 2011 Spending Reached – A government shutdown was averted on Friday by an 11th hour agreement on federal spending for the rest of the...
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Government Shutdown Watch -- CRFB to Update Throughout the Day
Read moreUpdate 04-09-11 10:15 am: The shutdown has been averted. Details here. Update 6:51 pm: Conflicting reports on whether deal close on Planned Parenthood...
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Market Watch: April 3-8
Read moreThe federal budget this week has been on everyone’s mind and television set. With the federal government set to shut down tonight at midnight if no...
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Op-Ed: We Avoided a Shutdown, But We Still Need a Goldilocks Budget That's Just Right
Read moreWashington Post | April 8, 2011 There’s nothing like watching Washington debate ideology on a deadline. In the end, the battle over the federal budget...