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CBO: The Role of Automatic Stabilizers in Deficits
Read moreYesterday, CBO released a report on the effect of automatic stabilizers on the deficit, showing that in recent years, they have added hundreds of...
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The Case for a Debt Failsafe
Read moreYesterday, CRFB released an analysis of President Obama's new deficit reduction framework meant to save $4 trillion dollars over 12 years. Using CBO's...
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CRFB Releases Paper Analyzing President's Framework
Read moreThis morning, CRFB released a paper analyzing President Obama's new budget framework which the President laid out last week in a speech at the George...
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The IMF on Fiscal Adjustments
Read moreAs we have been looking at a number of fiscal plans for the US recently, the IMF has a useful appendix in its most recent Fiscal Monitor on what has...
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CBO Releases Full Analysis of President's Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office has released its full analysis of President Obama's FY 2012 budget request. While the new report goes into greater...
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Rep. Cooper Withdraws Amendment, but Effort Was Not in Vain
Read moreLast night, Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) withdrew from consideration his substitute amendment to the FY 2012 budget resolution that will be voted on...
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Finally, We Have a Budget for This Year
Read moreThe House and Senate today approved of legislation funding the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, ratifying the agreement reached...
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Rep. Van Hollen and the Congressional Black Caucus Unveil FY 2012 Budgets
Read moreRep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, has released his own budget proposal to counter that of Committee...
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Congressional Progressive Caucus Releases Their Budget
Read moreToday, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), a liberal group of Democrats in the House, released its own FY 2012 budget, "The People's Budget,"...
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President Obama Will Use Simpson-Bowles Plan As Model for Deficit Reduction
Read moreUpdate: Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, also offered his support for Fiscal Commission's...
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Op-Ed: Debt Reduction--The Voters Are Ready. Is Washington?
Read moreCNN Money | April 11, 2011 They did it! They kept the government open! Tourists can still see the pandas. Hooray! The White House is trying to spin...