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How Is the House Replacing the Sequester?
Read moreUpdate: CBO has posted scores for the Energy and Commerce and Oversight bills. They would save $113 billion and $83.3 billion, respectively, over ten...
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Setting the Record Straight...on War Spending
Read moreThe Simpson-Bowles alternative budget resolution put forward this week by Representatives Cooper, LaTourette, Schrader, Bass, Quigley, Dold and Costa...
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The House Republican Approach to the Sequester
Read moreOne of the more complicated aspects of Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) budget is what he does with the sequester that will take effect on January 2, 2013 due...
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The War Gimmick Simplified
Read moreWith CBO recently having scored President Obama's 2013 Budget Request, included within the total score is a score of a policy known as capping...
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How the President Met the 2013 Cap
Read moreContinuing on in our blog series, we will be discussing discretionary spending proposals in the President's budget. The FY 2013 budget was notable for...
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Military Retirement Needs Reform
Read moreMilitary pensions for high-ranking officers are going up significantly, according to a USA Today article. Due to a change in the Defense Authorization...
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Panetta Presents New Defense Budget
Read moreYesterday, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta fleshed out the widely-anticipated FY 2013 defense budget. The budget showed to some extent how the Obama...
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A Gimmick on the Rise
Read moreUpdate: The American College of Physicians has also called for eliminating the SGR and the sequester and partially paying for them with war savings...
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Prelude to a Trigger
Read moreBoth CBO and OMB in the last week released sequestration reports, technical reports that detail whether the government is adhering to discretionary...
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‘Line’ Items: Playoff Edition
Read morePlayoffs in Full Swing – The Packers packed it in; the Broncos got busted; the Saints went marching out; and Houston had a problem as the NFL Playoffs...
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Defense Cuts in the Flesh, Pt. 2
Read moreAs we mentioned on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was scheduled to roll out the strategic outline for the Pentagon's future. Earlier today...
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Defense Cuts in the Flesh
Read moreAccording to today's New York Times, a report from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will be revealed this week on how the Pentagon will meet its...