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Highlights from Bill Frenzel's Brookings Web Chat
CRFB co-chair and former congressman Bill Frenzel answered questions on the U.S. budget deficit in a web chat today hosted by The Brookings...
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Progressives and the National Debt
Today, the Center for American Progress and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities held a forum, “ Progressives and the National Debt...
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CRFB Co-Chair Bill Frenzel to Host Online Chat
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget co-chair Bill Frenzel will host an online chat conversation, tomorrow, run by the Brookings Institution...
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CRFB Co-Chair Bill Frenzel to Speak at Brookings
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget co-chair Bill Frenzel is speaking about the budget deficit at The Brookings Institution tomorrow. Frenzel...
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Economic Crisis Puts Strain on Social Security
As the Associated Press recently reported, Social Security has come under considerable strain as a result of the economic crisis. Payroll tax revenues...
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G-20 Summit's Fiscal and Financial News
It would be easy to dismiss the recent G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh as just more political babble, more empty business as usual just among more countries...
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Comparing Health Care Plans: A Guide to Reform Proposals
While there is broad agreement that health reform is necessary, there is little consensus on what changes are needed. To help the public understand...
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Moody's Still Cautionary on U.S. Debt
Fears over any near-term U.S. inflationary pressures may have eased for the moment. Moody’s recently reassured investors that it didn’t see any...
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US Budget Watch Releases Paper Comparing Health Care Reform Plans
Today, US Budget Watch released a new paper, Comparing Health Care Plans: A Guide to Health Care Reform Proposals, highlighting the ten-year costs and...
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One More FDIC Bank Closing
On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional bank ( Georgian Bank) for a cost to the FDIC of around $892 million. This...
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Finance Committee to Continue Work on Health Bill Next Week
This has been a big week in the Senate Finance Committee regarding work on the health care reform bill. The Committee endued many all-day sessions...