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Marc Goldwein: Don’t Believe the Myth That Debt Problem is a Myth
Read moreWith the recent improvement in medium-term budget projections, some are trying to advance the myth that our debt problems have been solved. But as we...
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MY VIEW: Maya MacGuineas October 10 2013
Read moreIn yesterday's New York Times, the paper asks in its " Room for Debate" series what federal spending we are better off without in light of the...
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Op-Ed: Don’t Believe Myth That Debt Problem is a Myth
Read moreThe Weekly Wonk | October 10, 2013 Last week, the government of the richest and most powerful nation in the world shut off its lights and closed its...
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Kent Conrad: A Way Out Possible
Read moreThe government is still shut down, and the debt ceiling is looming around the corner. Markets are beginning to worry, and the country is facing its...
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MY VIEW: Rudy Penner October 2013
Read moreAs we draw ever nearer to the projected deadline for hitting the debt ceiling, Congress still has not been able to make a deal. Today, CRFB board...
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New Report Finds Abuse of Disability Insurance System
Read moreEarlier this week, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs convened a hearing addressing fraudulent behavior in the Social...
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Op-Ed: A Way Out Possible
Read moreThe Hill | October 9, 2013 We are on a collision course with financial calamity. A first-time-ever failure to extend the federal debt limit would lead...
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Op-Ed: We Already Knew the Real Solutions
Read moreNew York Times | October 9, 2013 As we enter the second week of the government shutdown, one area of government waste has been clearly exposed: the...
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Rep. Paul Ryan Floats a Down Payment
Read moreIn an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) presents a possible down payment on the debt as a way out of...
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Another Super Committee?
Read moreUpdate: The Obama Administration has issued a veto threat for the bill, instead preferring that Congress pass a clean CR and debt ceiling increase. As...
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Congressional Fiscal Leadership Council Urges Lawmakers to Action
Read moreToday, the Fix the Debt Campaign's Congressional Fiscal Leadership Council released an open letter signed by a group of 120 former Members of Congress...
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One-Month T-Bill Shows Market Skittishness
Read moreAs we continue to approach the October 17 deadline when the Treasury Department estimates that extraordinary measures will be exhausted, leaving...