Debt Ceiling
Latest
-
Boehner and Reid Plans Moving Forward
Read moreThe state of play in the debt negotiations has been an ever-evolving spectacle over the last several weeks. First the Biden group negotiations, then...
-
‘Line’ Items: Heat is on Edition
Read moreBeat the Heat…and the Clock – Washington is dealing with stifling heat, but that isn’t the only thing making policymakers sweat. As thermometers reach...
-
Student Body Presidents Ask for Compromise, Bipartisanship on the Debt Ceiling
Read moreAs part of an initiative called Do We Have a Deal Yet?, 115 college student body presidents from over 40 states have sent a letter to President Obama...
-
Between the ‘Line’s: New Plans, Old Divisions, a Fallback and a Path Forward
Read moreGang of Six Unveils Plan – The bipartisan Gang of Six senators that had been left for dead when one of its members left the group earlier this year...
-
Historical Experience with Short-Term Debt Ceiling Increases and Budget Agreements
Read moreIn a blog earlier today, we endorsed a very short-term debt ceiling increase if it allowed time for the Gang of Six plan to be passed. We floated this...
-
Timing Shouldn't Be a Problem for the Gang...
Read moreDespite broad enthusiasm for the Gang of Six proposal released yesterday, some have argued that there isn't enough time to put it into law. Senator...
-
Business Leaders Urge Policymakers to Raise the Debt Ceiling and Enact Long-Term Fiscal Plan
Read moreYesterday, nearly five hundred business leaders and organizations sent a letter to the President and members of Congress joining the chorus of other...
-
Debt Deal Talks Heading into the 11th Hour
Read moreThe budget and debt-limit negotiations are approaching the 11th hour. Congressional leaders and the President continue negotiating over a deficit...
-
Moody's Considers Downgrading U.S. Over Debt Limit Stalemate
Read moreUpdate 7/15: S&P has joined Moody's in issuing new warnings to the United States. Putting the country on "negative watch," S&P warned that it could...
-
‘Line’ Items: Goals Edition
Read moreClutch Goals -- The U.S. Women’s Soccer team scored an improbable victory over Brazil on Sunday in the Women’s World Cup, overcoming a scoring and...
-
Op-Ed: Go Big on the Debt Ceiling
Read moreCNN Money | July 9, 2011 So President Obama has reportedly given congressional leaders a menu of options in the debt ceiling talks: a small, temporary...
-
President Seeking $4 Trillion, Comprehensive Plan
Read moreCRFB has been calling pretty much continuously for a debt reduction package which puts everything on the table, addresses entitlement spending growth...