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‘Line’ Items: The Heat is on Edition
Read moreExcept in Miami – The Miami Heat weren’t hot enough, but Washington saw record temperatures last week. Capitol Hill may warm things up this week as...
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Cooper and Wolf Announce Support for Gang of Six
Read moreYesterday, according to Congressional Quarterly (subscription required), Reps. Jim Cooper (D-TN) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) sent around a “Dear Colleague”...
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Panel This Afternoon on Budget Deficit and National Debt
Read moreThis afternoon, the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy is hosting a panel on the budget deficit and national debt. Panelists include...
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Republican Congressmen Introduce Legislation to Reduce Size of Federal Workforce
Read moreRep. Darrell Issa, (R-CA), Rep. Dennis Ross, (R-FL), and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, (R-UT) recently introduced legislation that would cut the federal...
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Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson: The Gang of Six is our best shot
Read moreIn an op-ed today in the Washington Post, CRFB board members Erskine Bowles and Senator Alan Simpson argue that the Gang of Six -- despite hitting a...
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Comparing Six Fiscal Plans
Read moreYesterday at the Peterson Foundation's 2011 Fiscal Summit, six think tanks --Heritage, AEI, EPI, Center for American Progress, Bipartisan Policy...
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Senate Rejects Four Budgets
Read moreYesterday, the Senate voted on four budget resolutions ( Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) , Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)/ House Passed Budget...
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Fiscal Summit Today
Read moreFiscal policy experts and policymakers gather today for the second annual Fiscal Summit in Washington, DC, convened by the Peter G. Peterson...
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FY 2012 Appropriations Update: The House Is in Motion
Read moreAttempting not to replicate last year's/this year's FY 2011 appropriations debacle, the House is moving the FY 2012 process in a relatively timely...
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Check Out WaPo's Interactive Graphic
Read moreThe Washington Post has a great interactive graphic up on their website that allows you to compare several major fiscal plans -- and it's based on...