Budget Process
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Improving the Budget Situation
Read moreThe Administration is taking important steps in improving the budget situation: The proposed 3-year spending freeze of non-security discretionary...
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Oil in the Gulf Isn’t the Only Threat That Needs to Be Capped
Read moreLawmakers have railed against the inability to stop the leaking of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, yet they are having no better success in staunching...
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We Couldn't Agree More
Read moreWashington Post Editorial: Economic stimulus plans ought to specify how the borrowed money gets repaid
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A Small Change, But a Good Idea
Read moreLooks like the White House wants to attack the deficit one small change at a time. After promoting the Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act to give the...
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‘Line’ Items: Recess and Rescissions
Read moreLots of Assignments Due After Recess – Lawmakers are home this week for the Memorial Day recess. When they come back next week they will have a lot of...
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Fiscal Targets: Why We Need Both Medium and Long-Term Targets
Read moreThe President's Fiscal Commission has been charged with proposing: "Recommendations designed to balance the budget, excluding interest payments on the...
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Will Congress Embrace Spending Restraints?
Read moreAs Congress debates hundreds of billion of dollars of new deficit-spending this week, they may also begin considering two proposals which can actually...
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Essay: Our Unsustainable Budget Situation
Read moreNIHCM Foundation | May 2010 Our Burgeoning Federal Debt There is little doubt that the United States is on an unsustainable budget path. Budget...
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‘Line’ Items: Deeming, Dreaming, Votes and Quotes
Read moreLittle Resolve for Budget Resolution – Leaders in the House have yet to make a final decision on moving forward with a FY2011 budget resolution. But...
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‘Line’ Items: Greek Tragedy Edition
Read moreFrom Sophisticated to Sophocles – The untangling of the complex web of financial manipulation and deceit arising from the “hidden debts” controversy...
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Bill of Extenders and Tax Breaks May Include Doc Fix
Read morePolicymakers will soon be focusing on passing a new package of extenders and tax breaks that – at a potential cost of around $200 billion over ten...
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