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The Sequester Report Is Out
Read moreThe legally required report on what programs the automatic sequester would apply to and how large the cuts would be, as stipulated in last month's...
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Where the Axe Will Fall: A Detailed Look at the Sequester
Read moreThis afternoon, the OMB released its legally required report on the $1.2 trillion sequester, detailing how and where the cuts would fall on the...
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Farm Bill Stalled in Congress
Read moreYesterday, a group of farmers and farm state lawmakers gathered in Washington to rally for the passage of a farm bill, on which progress has stalled...
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Fix the Debt in the News
Read moreIn The Wall Street Journal yesterday, economics editor David Wessel wrote about the Fix the Debt campaign's effort to shape the deficit debate in...
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QE3 Is on the Way
Read moreAfter months of speculation and anticipation, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to undertake a third round of quantitative easing. The...
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CR Set to Move Ahead of Shutdown Deadline
Read moreFor all you can say about the budget process in recent years, at least this time Congress is on track to resolve spending levels ahead of a deadline -...
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Event Recap: "Economic and Foreign Policy Implications of America's Debt"
Read moreThe Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted an event today chaired by former Senators Sam Nunn (D-GA), who is a member of the steering...
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Possible Questions for a Debt Debate
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, along with many others, have been calling on the presidential candidates to Debate the Debt, and more...
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Barry Anderson: Don’t Delay Fencing Off the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
Read moreCRFB board member Barry Anderson, along with Steve Bell of the Bipartisan Policy Center and Joe Minarik of the Committee for Economic Development...
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Op-Ed: Don't Delay Fencing Off the Fiscal Cliff
Read moreThe Hill | September 11, 2012 Washington’s new pet solution to the “fiscal cliff” — the spending sequester and the expiration of tax cuts scheduled to...
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Treasury Winds Down TARP Support of AIG
Read moreAs the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) continues to wind down, the biggest programs remaining are the support of GM and AIG. The latest estimate...