Budgets & Projections
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The Cost of Continuing "Current Policy"
Read moreToday, we released our Analysis of CBO’s January 2010 Baseline, which discusses the new CBO baseline in detail, including the new deficit and debt...
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Senate Faces Key Fiscal Votes This Week
Read moreThe Senate will vote this week on key fiscal measures as it attempts to increase the nation’s debt ceiling. The debt limit is expected to be reached...
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President Obama Voices Support for Deficit Commission
Read moreHere is the statement: The serious fiscal situation that our country faces reflects not only the severe economic downturn we inherited, but also years...
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Time to Bring Back Caps
Read moreAs the Senate continues its consideration of the debt ceiling today, it will consider at least three important budgetary amendments - a deficit...
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WH, Congressmen Hold Important Talks on Fiscal Commission and PAYGO
Read moreSenior congressional Democrats late Tuesday met with the White House to attempt to hammer out a deal that would create a fiscal commission and a...
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In Defense of the Deficit Commission
Read moreToday, the AARP sent an email to its members encouraging them not to support the Conrad-Gregg commission. A coalition of conservative anti-tax groups...
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On the President's Spending Cuts....
Read moreYesterday -- citing CRFB's work -- The Stephen Dinan of Washington Times wrote that President Obama, in his first year, was more successful than...
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House Sustains Obama Veto of CR; Budgeteers Yawn
Read moreThe House voted Wednesday to sustain President Obama's veto of a Continuing Resolution to keep the government funded. Huh? Confused? Why wasn't this...
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Two Major Reports Target Debt Reduction
Read moreIn the past two days, at least two new voices have joined a growing chorus of organizations warning that our federal debt is growing at an...
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Fed Earns Money, TARP Loses It
Read moreThe Federal Reserve announced, this morning, that it will transfer $46.1 billion in FY2009 profits over to the Treasury, higher than the $31.7 billion...
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Moving the Tax Expiration Goal Posts
Read moreThe President may choose to submit a budget in which he extends the Bush tax cuts only temporarily—say for two years, rather than permanently as was...
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CBO Monthly Budget Review Shows Record December Deficit
Read moreThe government ran record deficits of $390 billion in the first quarter of FY2010, according to the CBO’s Monthly Budget Review. Even last year, with...