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Op-Ed: President's Budget Is a Start, at Least
Read moreAOL News | Feb. 1, 2010 The president's budget elevates the issue of fiscal responsibility (good), but fails to achieve it (not good). President Obama...
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President Releases $3.8 Trillion Budget
Read morePresident Obama released a Fiscal 2011 budget request today that would spend some $3.834 trillion next year and projects a deficit of $1.267 trillion...
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Six More FDIC Bank Closings
Read moreOn Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional five banks ( American Marine Bank, First Regional Bank, Community Bank and...
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How Refreshing to Have a Plan with…Brace Yourself…Details!
Read moreCongressman Paul Ryan’s Roadmap for America’s Future 2.0 is a standout accomplishment if for no other reason than that it deals with details. Imagine...
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FISCAL FACT CHECKER: The Obama-Hensarling Exchange
Read moreCRFB decided to fact check the exchange between President Obama and Congressman Hensarling at the Republican retreat. Here is the transcript with our...
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Broken Process: Authorizers Rely on Appropriators For Oversight
Read moreIn yet another sign that the legislative process needs serious fixing, Congress last year appropriated $290.8 billion for programs that the House and...
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No Deficit of Politics in Debt Limit Vote
Read moreLike peanut butter and jelly, diet and exercise, and bourbon and bacon (or is that just us?) PAYGO and spending caps are best when together. You...
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Note to Clemons: Freeze Won’t Hurt Competitiveness; Too Much Debt Will
Read moreOur good friend Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation wrote in The Washington Note, this week, that President Obama's proposed spending Freeze...
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CRFB's MacGuineas Reacts to Obama's Spending Freeze
Read moreYesterday, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas had an op-ed in CNN calling President Obama's proposed non-security freeze A Good First Step. Here are some...
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The State of the Union is...
Read moreYesterday, President Obama gave his first official State of the Union address, outlining his agenda for the rest of the year. We watched the speech...
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What CRFB Would Like to See in the FY 2011 Budget
Read moreOn Monday, February 1, President Obama will unveil his FY 2011 budget. Although the President offered a preview of some portions of the budget last...
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"If You Are Not For This Commission, Than What Are You For?"
Read more"If you are not for this commission, than what are you for?" was Republican Senator George Voinovich's reaction to fellow Republicans who voted...