We at CRFB have had our morning coffee and are trying to find ways to make the Fiscal Commission’s co-chair proposal better. CRFB president Maya...

Congress returns this week for a lame-duck session during which members will face a huge mess—providing money to keep the lights on in the federal...

Roast (Lame) Duck is Served – The lame duck session of Congress begins today, but it is already being panned as unlikely to be very productive. As we...

Domestic and global financial markets are being driven by major cross-currents once again. On the home front, dust is still settling in the markets...

With the unexpected release of the draft proposal from the co-chairs of the President’s fiscal commission, the naysayers have come out of the woodwork...

In an op-ed in the Financial Times today, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) discussed tax breaks for the wealthy, an issue on everyone’s minds in the wake of...

As taxpayers, politicians, journalists and wonks grapple with the wide-ranging fiscal plan launched by the chairmen of the President’s debt commission...

CRFB board member David Walker has a commentary on CNN's website today titled, "The Time for Fiscal Action is Now." Read it here. My Views" are works...

With the White House fiscal commission Co-Chair's proposal out in public, it's time to continue looking at the specifics of the plan. For this blog...