Budget Process
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Thanks, Stan
Read moreIn a blog post earlier this week, Stan Collender presented a laundry list of suggestions about how deficit hawks can be more effective. As a proud...
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Update on House Activities: Debt Ceiling, CR, and Defense Bill
Read moreThe House has been extremely busy today, not only passing a $154 billion jobs bill but also passing a temporary continuing resolution, the defense...
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Another Issue with Using TARP Funds for Other Purposes
Read moreAccording to a Donald Marron, reallocating TARP funds to use for other purposes (such as a jobs bill) may violate the letter of the law (and certinaly...
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Event Recap: Release of 'Red Ink Rising'
Read moreOn December 14, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform hosted a public event at the National Press Club to announce the release of its report...
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Peterson-Pew in the Press
Read moreThe Peterson-Pew Commission’s “Red Ink Rising” plan for American lawmakers has earned some black ink worldwide too since its release, not to mention...
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Red Ink Rising
Read moreIn Red Ink Rising: A Call to Action to Stem the Mounting Federal Debt, The Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform calls on policy makers to...
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CRFB's MacGuineas Calls for Budget Reform
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas has an op-ed in The Hill online today. Citing the end-of-the-year dance...
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Op-Ed: Congress' Bad Record of Passing Appropriations Bills Shows Need for Budget Process Reform
Read moreThe Hill | Dec. 10, 2009 In the next few days, the House and Senate will engage in their usual end-of-year dance and vote on two massive omnibus...
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CRFB Supports Fiscal Task Force
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget commends Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) on their proposal - released today - to...
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TARP: Offset or Gimmick?
Read moreIn his speech today, President Obama proposed reducing the amount of money available in the TARP fund to pay for the new stimulus measure. When TARP...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Read moreHere are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times applauded a CBO estimate that under the health...
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Where Are Those Appropriations Bills?
Read more“If we can’t do something as simple as passing the appropriations bills we review every year, how are we supposed to do any of the heavy lifting on...