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MY VIEW: David Walker September 18, 2013
Read moreMany are pessimistic about whether Congress will be able to meaningfully address our countries debt challenges this fall, especially with the...
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MY VIEW: Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson September 2013
Read moreWe are now another week closer to a possible government showdown, and still no viable solution has emerged. But while a deal may have not come...
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Bill Hoagland: Nation Does Not Need Another Government Shutdown
Read moreAs Congress returns to Washington today, the clock is ticking to September 30, the end of the government's fiscal year and the date after which the...
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MY VIEW: Judd Gregg September 2013
Read moreCongress returned to Washington today and lawmakers will find their to-do list packed. But in today's The Hill, former Governor and Senator Judd Gregg...
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MY VIEW: Jim McCrery
Read moreWhen Congress returns from recess in early September, they will have to address two major upcoming challenges: pass appropriations for next year...
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MY VIEW: Bill Frenzel August 2013
Read moreIt's the dog days of August and with Congress in recess, we can do nothing but wait to resolve some of the upcoming fiscal challenges that lie ahead...
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MY VIEW: Bob Packwood
Read moreAs the Senate Finance Committee looks to take up tax reform, one of the higher ranking members on the Committee who will likely shape the process is...
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MY VIEW: Judd Gregg July 2013
Read moreIn the midst of our slow economic recovery, both the public and our Congressional leaders alike can too easily narrow their field of vision to solely...
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MY VIEW: Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson July 2013
Read moreToday, Fiscal Commission co-chairs and CRFB board members Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson published an op-ed in Politico reiterating their support for...
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MY VIEW: Marc Goldwein July 2013
Read moreShould Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) be trimmed? In a recently released CQ Researcher Report focusing on government spending...
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Gene Steuerle: The Baucus-Hatch “Blank Slate” Approach to Tax Reform Could Be Revolutionary
Read moreThe lead up to July 4th brought an exciting development in fiscal policy discussions: a commitment from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus...
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MY VIEW: Bill Frenzel July 2013
Read moreIn a Brookings Institution piece, CRFB board member and former Representative Bill Frenzel (R-MN) addressed the next biggest item emerging on the...