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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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
George Voinovich: Congress Shouldn't Get Paid After Letting Down the Country With Latest Shutdown
Read moreIn an op-ed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer yesterday, former Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) criticized the current Congress not just for the ongoing... -
Government Shutdown Limits Budget Data, Too
Read moreLast week, we noted that the furlough of "non-essential" employees at the Congressional Budget Office due to the government shutdown could halt the... -
MY VIEW: Tim Penny October 2013
Read moreOn Day 7 of the government shutdown, it is not surprising that we are talking about a "leadership deficit" as much as the federal deficit. While there...