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Interactive and Sharable Graphs Comparing the Health Care Bills
UPDATE: CHARTS AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE AS NEWER LEGISLATION IS PUT FORWARD. CURRENTLY, THEY REFLECT THE MANAGER'S AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE BILL. Today, US...
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Newly Updated Charts Comparing Health Care Reform Bills
With new legislation recently released and estimated in the Senate, US BudgetWatch has updated the health care comparison charts and graphs. In this...
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One More FDIC Bank Closing
On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional bank ( Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida) for a cost to the FDIC of around...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: As politicians react to record high levels of unemployment, The...
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China Worries About U.S. Debt -- SNL Style
Yesterday, Saturday Night Live's opening sketch featured Chinese President Hu Jintao (played by Bill Hader) in a joint press conference with President...
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Senate Votes to Begin Health Care Debate
Yesterday, the Senate voted 60-39 to begin debating their health care reform bill (all 60 votes were needed for debate to continue). CRFB has put...
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Blue Dog Coalition Endorses SAFE Commission Act
The Democratic Blue Dog Coalition, a group comprised of fiscally conservative members of the House, officially endorsed the Securing America’s Future...
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Reports Roundup
A number of very interesting and relevant government reports have come out this week. Check them out: GAO: Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data...
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The True Costs of Health Reform
UPDATE: CBO has modified its cost estimate for the House bill to save $138 billion over ten years, instead of $109 billion. This change is due to the...
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Senate Health Bill Needs Stronger Focus on Cost Control
Senate Health Bill Needs Stronger Focus on Cost Control November 19, 2009 Late yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced the Patient...
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Senate Introduces New Health Care Bill
UPDATE: CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR LATEST CHARTS AND GRAPHS COMPARING THE DECEMBER 19TH MANAGER'S AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE BILL. Yesterday Majority Leader...
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Updated Health Care Charts
UPDATE: SEE THE MARCH UPDATE HERE. CRFB has updated its health care chart, detailing the ten-year costs and savings from the most recent legislation...