Fiscal Plans
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The OECD Recommends a "Go Smart" Approach
Read moreThis week the OECD released its biennial Economic Surveys on the United States, with the organization's economic recommendations for policymakers. The...
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Senator Judd Gregg Increasingly Involved in Deficit Reduction Talks
Read moreThe Hill has an informative article today on how former chair of the Senate Budget committee, former Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) is increasingly...
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Domenici and Rivlin Testify to Senate Finance Committee
Read moreFormer Director of the CBO Alice Rivlin and Former Sen. Pete Domenici testified today to the Senate Finance Committee on the long-term debt problem...
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No Surprise: Fiscal Cliff Causing A Lot of Uncertainty
Read moreWe have been warning for a few months now about the potential consequences of the fiscal cliff -- and adding to the debt by averting it all together...
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Erskine Bowles' Message Hits Home
Read moreOn Sunday, Fiscal Commission co-chair and former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles delivered a speech at American University's School of...
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Both Sides of "Taxmaggedon"
Read moreFormer Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) weighs in on the impact of "taxmaggedon" in The Hill today.
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Getting to a Grand Bargain
Read moreWe all know about the fiscal cliff coming at year's end, and we all know policy makers will have to find a way out. Neither allowing the country to...
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CBO Director Lays Out Six Criteria for Evaluating Fiscal Plans
Read moreThe non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) doesn't make recommendations for, or against, any fiscal plan, but that doesn't mean they can't...
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Sen. Toomey Offers A Budget Resolution
Read moreOne day after Senate Budget Committee chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) released a budget resolution based on the Fiscal Commission plan, another Budget...
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Sen. Conrad Proposes Fiscal Commission Budget
Read moreAt a press conference today, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) put forward a budget resolution that his Committee will be marking up...
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Gregg: Reconvene Simpson-Bowles Commission
Read moreWith the fiscal cliff approaching and no solution yet emerging, former Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) has an interesting idea: bring back the Fiscal...
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White House Mixes Up Some Numbers on Simpson-Bowles
Read moreAs readers of The Bottom Line and our releases will know, CRFB strives to compare as many plans as possible on a similar basis so that policymakers...