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The Doc Fix Is A Leaky Roof?
Read moreCRFB received a comment on The Bottom Line the other day, responding to our use of a leaky roof analogy for how health care reform failed to address...
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‘Line’ Items: Opening Day Edition
Read moreIf they Don’t Win It’s the Same – Opening Day presaged much of the same for Washington as the home team was clobbered. The White House hopes that the...
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CRFB Launches A Featured Charts Page!
Read moreCRFB would like to introduce our " Featured Charts" page where we will highlight important fiscal, economic, health care, and entitlement projection...
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‘Line’ Items: Hoops, Blossoms and Canaries
Read moreHealth Care Makes it Through the Final Hoops – Congress completed work last week on the reconciliation package, which included fixes to the health...
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Ping Pong on Reconciliation: Senate Votes to Pass Reconciliation Measure, House Must Now Vote Again
Read moreThe Senate passed the reconciliation bill on health care bill reform (that includes student loan provisions) this afternoon by a vote of 56 to 43...
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President Signs Health Care Reform Bill
Read moreEarlier this afternoon, President Obama signed the health care bill into law. Over the past year, CRFB has offered continuous commentary and opinions...
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Gimmick, Responsible Budgeting, or Something in Between?
Read moreThere has been a great deal of discussion about certain parts of the health care bill and whether or not they constitute budget gimmickry (see here...
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House Passes Health Care Bill
Read moreLast night, the House passed the Senate health care reform bill by a vote of 219 to 212. In the next couple days, the President will sign the bill...
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‘Line’ Items: March Madness Edition
Read moreThe madness tipped off last week – Across the country curious spectators kept constant tabs on the latest action, scores were breathlessly awaited...
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Preliminary Estimate of Reconciliation Act from CBO
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the JCT have completed a preliminary estimate of the "spending and revenue effects of an amendment in the...
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Vote-a-Rama: Stay Tuned for Drama
Read moreFor the United States Senate, which likes to be referred to as the "Upper Chamber," the term "vote-a-rama" does not sound too dignified. But the term...