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‘Line’ Items: Ghost Town Edition
Read moreWashington Empties Out – With both houses of Congress in recess and the president traveling, Washington feels deserted. The biggest news in DC is...
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This Year (and a Half) In Stimulus
Read moreYesterday, the House passed the $26 billion bill that would extend increased Medicaid matching to states and education funding to prevent teacher...
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The Wrong Targets
Read moreCRFB has been calling for policymakers to set fiscal targets for some time. Apparently we haven’t been clear enough on what that means. Unfortunately...
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Appropriations Update: Senate Heading Toward Cutting More
Read moreThe Senate appears headed toward cutting discretionary spending even below the level called for by Senate appropriators. Senate Majority Leader Harry...
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There's a New Sheriff in Town...For Now
Read moreWith Peter Orszag leaving OMB last Friday and Jacob Lew yet to be sworn in, Jeff Zients has been called in to fill the gap as acting director of OMB...
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‘Line’ Items: War Supplemental Finally Passes; Small Biz Bill Not So Lucky
Read moreHouse Gone, Senate Eyeing the Exit – The House started its six-week recess Friday and the Senate will adjourn at the end of this week. Debate and a...
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Appropriations Update: Lawmakers Moving 2011 Spending Bills
Read moreSignaling their desire to be more austere, House and Senate appropriators continued pushing their Fiscal 2011 spending bills through the system this...
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Barry Anderson's Testimony Before the Fiscal Commission
Read moreIn his testimony before the President’s fiscal commission, Barry Anderson discussed the characteristics of budget systems, the roles that fiscal rules...
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Maya MacGuineas Testimony Before the Fiscal Commission
Read moreTestimony of Maya MacGuineas President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Director, Fiscal Policy Program, New America Foundation Before the...
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The Truth Can Help Set Us Free of Debt
Read moreAdd another solid idea to the growing list of proposals to help improve federal budgeting and put the country on a sustainable fiscal course...
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CRFB Testifies Before the President’s Fiscal Commission
Read moreThe National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform held its fourth meeting yesterday where it heard from our very own CRFB President, Maya...
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CRFB President Testifies Before President's Fiscal Commission
Read moreThis morning, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas will testify before the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, an executive committee...