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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... -
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... -
OMB Attacks Improper Payments Again
Read moreWe talked a lot last year about OMB efforts to improve government efficiency, culminating in the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Act in July... -
‘Line’ Items: Dark Horse Edition
Read moreNot Rounding the Bend Yet – Like the Triple Crown field, the fiscal policy landscape is muddled with several solutions vying to break out from the... -
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A Few Interesting Reports from CBO
Read moreIn the past few days, CBO has released a few documents that might be of interest to budget wonks. The first is a further analysis of the final FY 2011... -
Averting a Fiscal Crisis
Read moreCRFB has compiled a brief background on the scope of our nation's fiscal challenges and the drivers of our debt and deficits, while outlining some of... -
Treasury Begins Extraordinary Measures
Read moreUpdate 5/16: Today, Treasury has reached the legal limit on how much debt it can issue at $14.294 trillion. Beginning today, the Treasury is launching... -
The Trustees Report Is Here
Read moreWith the release of the 2011 OASDI Trustees Report, there are a lot of numbers to digest, not to mention a few hundred pages to read (if you actually... -
There's a New Cap in Town
Read moreYesterday, Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL) introduced deficit reduction legislation -- the One Percent Spending Reduction Act -- that is based on the " One... -
Between the ‘Line’s: Meetings, Plans, Halfsies and One Cent
Read moreNo Deficit of Talk – At least there no longer is a deficit of discussion when it comes to our fiscal situation. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) gave... -
Heritage Foundation Unveils New Debt-Reduction Plan
Read moreThis morning, The Heritage Foundation released a comprehensive fiscal plan aimed at reducing the federal budget deficit by significantly cutting...