This is the thirteenth post in our blog series, The Tax Break-Down, which will analyze and review tax breaks under discussion as part of tax reform...

Two weeks ago, we responded to a Larry Summers op-ed calling for a focus on growth rather than deficits. Yesterday, Wall Street Journal economics...

Today was the first meeting of the budget conference committee negotiating over this year's discretionary spending levels. Although the first meeting...

The first meeting of the budget conference committee is today! The committee will have a month and a half to reconcile the House and Senate-passed...

In an op-ed in POLITICO yesterday, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle argued that the upcoming conference committee was the perfect time to...

Conference Calls – While many of us prepare for a spooky adventure Thursday night, the day before will mark the beginning of another eerie undertaking...

The budget conference committee will begin to meet in full shortly, when the conferees will begin to look for a compromise between the Senate and...

A number of commentators have suggested recently that our budget problems could be solved if only we focused more on promoting economic growth...

It is difficult to believe that nearly two weeks ago, our country was on the brink of default, the shutdown dragged on, and lawmakers seemed unable to...