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The President's FY 2012 Budget Has Arrived!
Read moreThe day we've all been waiting for is finally here: President Obama has just released his FY 2012 Budget! Click here to read the budget proposal, and...
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‘Line’ Items: Valentine’s/Budget Day Edition
Read moreShare the Love – Today’s the big day: messages will be sent, some will be showered with love, and others will feel left out. Of course, today is...
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Bipartisan Commission Proposed to Eliminate Wasteful Government Programs
Read moreYesterday, a bipartisan group of four Representatives introduced legislation to establish a permanent sunset commission. Representatives Jim Cooper (D...
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Fed's Lockhart Calls for "Bipartisan, Credible Long-Term Plan to Stabilize the Deficit"
Read moreThe President of the Atlanta branch of the Federal Reserve, Dennis Lockhart, made some important statements regarding our fiscal situation. While the...
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MarketWatch: February 7-10, 2011
Read moreWhile this week’s government bond auctions ($72 billion worth) were digested more easily than expected, yields for the benchmark 10-year bond and 30...
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What We Know About the President's Budget
Read moreUpdated February 10th to include National Infrastructure Bank.* As the budget world waits for the FY 2012 Budget on Monday, some new proposals from...
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House Appropriations Committee Offers Detailed List of Cuts
Read moreToday, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-KY) released a preliminary proposal for cuts to the President's FY2011 budget...
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Op-Ed: No More Excuses on Debt, Mr. Obama
Read moreCNN Money | February 8, 2011 Anyone looking for serious fiscal leadership from President Obama in his State of the Union Address could have been...
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Bipartisan Senate Support for Enhanced Presidential Rescission Authority
Read moreSenators John McCain (R-AZ) and Thomas Carper (D-DE) have joined efforts in yet another bipartisan pairing, this time to enable enhanced rescission...
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CNN Money Exclusive: No Excuses on the Debt, Mr. Obama
Read moreIn her latest commentary on CNN money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas calls on President Obama to stop making excuses and get serious about developing...
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OMB Director in New York Times: "The Easy Cuts Are Behind Us"
Read moreOMB Director Jack Lew previewed President Obama’s FY2012 budget in an op-ed published in Sunday’s New York Times. The title of the piece, "The Easy...