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Increases and Decreases to Discretionary Spending in the President's Budget
Read moreIn continuing our discussion of the President's FY 2012 budget proposal, we take a closer look at the recommendations to adjust discretionary spending...
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What We Know About the President's Budget
Read moreUpdated February 10th to include National Infrastructure Bank.* As the budget world waits for the FY 2012 Budget on Monday, some new proposals from...
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Pentagon Must Improve Accountability, Demands Coburn
Read moreOn Monday, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) sent a letter to the Chief of Naval Operations calling for the Pentagon to get its finances in order in the face...
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The Case for Defense Cuts
Read moreWith much of Washington talking about how to address our fiscal situation, more specific budget areas are coming into focus. One area that some are...
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Taxpayers for Common Sense Proposes Budget Cuts
Read moreThe independent, non-partisan policy group Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) released their recommendations for how to reduce the deficit. They...
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Gates Outlines $178 Billion in Savings and Efficiencies over Five Years
Read moreDefense Secretary Robert Gates announced today the specifics for how the Defense Department will reduce spending by $178 over the next five years...
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'Our Fiscal Security' Gets Specific
Read moreYou might have missed it last week if you were preparing to chow down on some turkey, but Our Fiscal Security (OFS)--a joint project of the Economic...
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Jan's Plan
Read moreFor about a week now, we've been telling critics of the Co-Chairs' Plan to throw ideas, not stones. So, good for Jan Schakowsky. Rep. Schakowsky (D-IL...
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Fiscal Commission Targets Federal Spending
Read moreContinuing our analysis of the President’s Fiscal Commission Draft Report, let's look at what the Co-Chair proposal does on the spending side of the...
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Social Security and National Security
Read moreThe Bottom Line continues its blog series highlighting our Ten Questions to Ask the Candidates ahead of the mid-term elections. 5. Strengthening...
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NTU, US PIRG and Heritage Get Specific
Read moreYesterday was a big day for getting specific as the National Taxpayers Union and the United States Public Interest Research Group, as well as the...
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‘Line’ Items: BCS Edition
Read moreLoads of BCS – The first edition of this season’s rankings from the much-maligned BCS is now out. The system uses computer algorithms and polls to...