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On Health Reform Repeal
There has been an increasing amount of talk this week concerning calls for repeal of the health care reform legislation, as the 112th Congress...
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Deficit Hawks Get Fiscy
TV stars have the Emmys, athletes have the ESPYs, now budget wonks have a major award to call their own. Wednesday night was a big night for the...
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Gates Outlines $178 Billion in Savings and Efficiencies over Five Years
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced today the specifics for how the Defense Department will reduce spending by $178 over the next five years...
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House Takes Early Steps on Deficit Reduction
The 112th Congress has moved quickly to signal a new focus on fiscal responsibility and attention to our ballooning national debt. As Congress...
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IRS Taxpayer Advocate to Congress: The Time for Tax Reform is Now
In its annual report to Congress Wednesday, the National Taxpayer Advocate stated unequivocally that "the most serious problem facing taxpayers - and...
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House Set to Pass New Rules
Last night, the House Republican conference approved a new set of rules -- making some big changes to several budgetary rules currently in place. The...
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So, How Much Would Republicans Cut Spending?
In the Pledge to America released this past fall, House Republicans called for "[rolling] back government spending to pre-stimulus, prebailout levels...
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Senator Coburn Joins the Announcement Effect Club
Over the holiday break, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) gave an interview on Fox News that qualified him to be the newest member of the Announcement Effect...
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2011 the Year of the Rabbit? Let's Hope It's the Year of a Fiscal Plan
Happy New Year, and what a year we've had! In just the last 12 months, we've seen the passage of health care reform legislation that will begin to...
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‘Line’ Items: New Year Edition
Happy New Year – Washington is gearing up for what will be an interesting 2011. President Obama is back to work on Tuesday from his vacation and the...
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House Republicans Propose New Budget Rules
Incoming House Republicans set to take control of the House of Representatives next month have proposed new rules for the 112th Congress. The House...