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Can Anyone Clip Byrd Scholarships' Wings?
Read moreOnce again, a president is trying to get rid of a “small” scholarship program tucked away in the Department of Education. And once again, the attempt...
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Monthly Budget Review Reports $434 billion deficit in FY 2010 Thus Far
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office came out with their Monthly Budget Review yesterday. It states that the federal government incurred a deficit of $434...
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House Rules Stack the Deck for Debt Ceiling Increase
Read moreThe stakes are high and the House is raising the limit and calling the shots. No, we’re not talking Vegas – the casinos wish they were dealing with...
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Still Budgeting Through Footnotes in FY 2011
Read moreA few months ago, we pointed out that the Administration was cheating in its Mid-Session Review budget baseline. Essentially it was taking policies...
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Freeze Leaves Some Cold, Some Toasty
Read moreToday, CRFB released our Analysis of the President's FY 2011 Budget . We will be following-up here at The Bottom Line with shorter analyses discussing...
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CRFB in the News
Read moreWith the release of the President's budget yesterday, CRFB has received a ton of media coverage, including The Washington Post, Financial Times, CNN...
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CRFB Comments on Administration Budget
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget today applauded President Obama for proposing a specific fiscal goal in his Fiscal 2011 budget plan...
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Op-Ed: President's Budget Is a Start, at Least
Read moreAOL News | Feb. 1, 2010 The president's budget elevates the issue of fiscal responsibility (good), but fails to achieve it (not good). President Obama...
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President Releases $3.8 Trillion Budget
Read morePresident Obama released a Fiscal 2011 budget request today that would spend some $3.834 trillion next year and projects a deficit of $1.267 trillion...
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How Refreshing to Have a Plan with…Brace Yourself…Details!
Read moreCongressman Paul Ryan’s Roadmap for America’s Future 2.0 is a standout accomplishment if for no other reason than that it deals with details. Imagine...