Domestic Spending
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Republicans Back Sessions-McCaskill Caps
Read moreRepublicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee backed the discretionary spending caps proposed by Jeff Sessions and Claire McCaskill yesterday...
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‘Line’ Items: Running of the Bulls Edition
Read moreRunning for the Exits – The “Running of the Bulls” has begun in Pamplona, Spain. Combine that with the celebrations over the country’s World Cup...
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Singing for Their Supplemental
Read moreLate last night the House passed a supplemental appropriations bill ostensibly to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, lawmakers...
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Spending and Revenues in the Long Term Outlook
Read moreAfter much anticipation, the CBO has released its Long Term Budget Outlook, which gives the first glimpse at the long-term effects of the recently...
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Exploring Federal Pay for Cuts
Read moreAs our Budget Simulator grows in popularity, more and more people have taken the spending challenge to voice how they would like to see government...
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Another Savings Idea, Brought to You by the White House
Read moreThe Obama Administration has been putting out a flurry (see here and here) of modest savings proposals over the past few weeks. The latest comes in a...
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Dueling Editorials
Read moreStart with a basic question: Do you think politicians are better at cutting taxes and increasing spending, or the reverse? The answer should help you...
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Improving the Budget Situation
Read moreThe Administration is taking important steps in improving the budget situation: The proposed 3-year spending freeze of non-security discretionary...
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More News on the Spending Front!
Read moreThe Obama Administration is looking at spending once again. A day after the White House announced a plan to encourage savings by executive agencies...
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A Small Change, But a Good Idea
Read moreLooks like the White House wants to attack the deficit one small change at a time. After promoting the Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act to give the...
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Read moreWe at CRFB believe in the Wizard of Oz theory of deficit reduction. Passing the right package of spending cuts and tax increases requires a brain – so...
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Spending Cuts Make Good Offsets Too
Read moreThe extenders bill the House is considering would cost $190 billion between 2010-2020. Only $56 billion of that would be offset. Emergency...