Budgets & Projections
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Historical Experience with Short-Term Debt Ceiling Increases and Budget Agreements
Read moreIn a blog earlier today, we endorsed a very short-term debt ceiling increase if it allowed time for the Gang of Six plan to be passed. We floated this...
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Op-Ed: The Gang of Six Is Our Best Chance for a Debt Deal in This Congress
Read moreThe Atlantic | July 20, 2011 The debt ceiling deadline is days away, but something unusual is happening in Congress. Rather than playing the short...
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The Comeback America Initiative's Plan
Read moreToday, the Comeback America Initiative (CAI), a non-partisan organization that promotes discussion around fiscal solutions, released their " Restoring...
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Timing Shouldn't Be a Problem for the Gang...
Read moreDespite broad enthusiasm for the Gang of Six proposal released yesterday, some have argued that there isn't enough time to put it into law. Senator...
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The Gang's All Here
Read moreThe Gang of Six has been working on a fiscal plan for months now, and it appears that they are now ready to step into the debt debate in the eleventh...
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Deficit Reduction Helps the Economy, But It Isn't Just a Counting Exercise
Read moreCBO recently released its analysis of a hypothetical deficit reduction plan's effect on the economy. They use a $2.4 trillion deficit reduction plan...
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Senator Coburn Introduces New Deficit Reduction Plan
Read moreAt a press conference earlier this afternoon, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) officially released his deficit reduction plan, Back in Black--not to be confused...
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Op-Ed: Don't Give Up on Grand Bargain on Debt
Read moreCNN | July 15, 2011 Maybe the cynics are right. Maybe it will prove too heavy a lift to use the occasion of the debt ceiling increase to put in place...
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Details Emerging About Sen. Conrad's Budget
Read moreIt's the budget that's been stuck in limbo. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, has reportedly been working on a Senate...
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Op-Ed: Go Big on the Debt Ceiling
Read moreCNN Money | July 9, 2011 So President Obama has reportedly given congressional leaders a menu of options in the debt ceiling talks: a small, temporary...
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Op-Ed: If Washington Worked, Here's How We'd Fix the Budget
Read moreThe Atlantic | July 6, 2011 Seven months after the president's deficit commission released its report, Washington is embroiled in a self-destructive...
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