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Paul Ryan Unveils FY 2012 Budget
Read moreToday, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), chairman of the House Budget Committee, unveiled his FY 2012 budget proposal. His budget would bring debt down to 67.5...
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More Than 64 Experts Join 64 Senators in Calling for President and Leadership to Act on Debt and Deficit
Read moreToday, a bipartisan group of 64 budget and economic experts co-signed a letter calling on President Obama and leadership from both chambers of...
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Budget Negotiations: Will Showmanship or Statesmanship Prevail?
Read moreThe term "shutdown" is being tossed around in Washington as much as "Cinderella" has been on ESPN as of late. With the current continuing resolution...
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‘Line’ Items: Blossoms Edition
Read moreIn Bloom – Spring is officially here, though the weather would have one think otherwise. Frigid temperatures and even a little snow in the Washington...
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"Meet the Generations": Generation X
Read moreMeet Kate, a fictitious 41 year old Generation X member. How will our leaders’ fiscal choices affect her life? In our fifth and final installment of...
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Ten Former CEA Chairs Call for "Intense Negotiations" on Long-Term Deficits
Read moreA bipartisan group of ten former chairs of the President's Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) published an op-ed in Politico today stating that the...
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Op-Ed: Fix the Deficit? We Can Do That
Read moreTIME | March 17, 2011 It's rare that those of us concerned about the nation's fiscal course come bearing good news. The federal debt, after all, is as...
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CBO Projects Slightly Smaller Deficits under Current Law
Read moreAlong with CBO's preliminary analysis of the President's Budget on Friday came an update in CBO's baseline, which actually shows a $234 billion...
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Op-Ed: Deficit Pessimist Sees Hope for a Deal
Read moreCNN Money | March 21, 2011 I think we a can find a way to get a large-scale budget agreement that tackles our insane multi-trillion dollar debt in...