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Doug Elmendorf Reappointed as Director of Congressional Budget Office
Read moreCongressional leaders have agreed to reappoint Doug Elmendorf as the director of the Congressional Budget Office. Mr. Elmendorf, who has been the...
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House Passes Third Weekly Spending Reduction Bill
Read moreToday, the House voted to end public financing of political party conventions and presidential campaigns by a vote of 239-160. This is part of a...
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Rep. Bachmann Proposes Spending Cuts
Read moreRep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has released her proposal to reign in federal spending, amounting to over $425 billion in cuts annually. Shortly after...
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State of the Union Recap
Read moreLast night in his State of the Union address, President Obama hailed a new era of bipartisan cooperation, focusing on America's competitiveness to...
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CNN Money Exclusive: Time for Obama to get Bold on the Debt
Read moreIn her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas talks about the need for President Obama to focus on large and specific...
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CRFB To Live Tweet State of the Union Address
Read moreBeginning at 9pm, President Obama will address the nation in second annual State of the Union address to Congress and the American public. CRFB will...
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House Passes Resolution to Set Spending at 2008 Levels
Read moreThe House of Representatives this afternoon passed a rule directing Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the chairman of the House Budget Committee, to set non...
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IMF to the United States: Adopt a Credible Fiscal Plan for the Medium-Run
Read moreThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook update today, on the eve of two big moments for U.S. fiscal policy - the...
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Op-Ed: Time for Obama to Get Bold on the Debt
Read moreCNN Money | January 24, 2011 Big speech, tonight, sir. I have a plea: Focus on large and specific proposals to truly fix the budget. Please. First...
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What We'd Like to See in the President's Budget
Read moreWhile all eyes (for now) are on the President's State of the Union address tomorrow night, the true test of President Obama's fiscal priorities will...
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‘Line’ Items: State of the Union Edition
Read moreWhat Will He Say? – On Tuesday President Obama will avail himself of one of the most effective tools a President has to shape the Washington agenda...