Budget Process
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Lew: Next Debt Limit Date is Late February
Read moreYesterday, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew sent a letter to Congress, updating the Treasury's projections of when the nation would hit its statutory... -
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UI Offsets a Good Start, But Fall Short
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office released their score of the proposal from Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to renew extended unemployment... -
Lawmakers Must Abide by PAYGO...Here's Why
Read moreIn recent weeks, we've used our blog to call for strict adherence to pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) principles for extending emergency unemployment benefits... -
Policymakers Must Not Double-Count Retirement Savings
Read moreAs budget conference committee chairs Patty Murray and Paul Ryan appear to be moving closer to a partial sequester-replacement deal, reports suggest... -
CBO Predicts the "X Date"
Read moreGiven the nature of debt ceiling politics lately, estimating when the federal government will start defaulting on obligations has become a common... -
Kent Conrad and Judd Gregg: With Order Restored, Let’s Act
Read moreThe budget conference committee is holding its second hearing this morning as the conferees continue to try and work out a compromise between the... -
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About the Conference Committee
Read moreAs part of the bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown and avoid default, a budget conference was established. The purpose of this conference... -
Short-Term Debt Ceiling Increases Can Lead to a Deal
Read moreWith President Obama's signature on Thursday morning, the nation went from the brink of default to having a least a little elbow room on the debt... -
Looks Like We Have a Deal
Read moreAfter a few weeks of government shutdown and a nerve-wracking lead-up to hitting the debt ceiling, the Senate leadership announced today it had come... -
Keep Gimmicks Out Of A Deal
Read moreAs the government shutdown continues into its 11th day, the two parties have just begun having serious negotiations about reopening the government and...