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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...
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Warning Shots for Lawmakers on the Debt
Read moreToday, the credit rating agency Moody’s made it clear that it is unlikely that the U.S. will be able to maintain its Aaa rating unless a comprehensive...
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An Open Letter to Fix the Debt
Read moreIn a joint POLITICO ad with the Concord Coalition and the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget sent an open letter...
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Rendell and Gregg Urge a Third Path for the Budget
Read moreIn an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Campaign to Fix the Debt Co-Chair Ed Rendell called for politicians to rise above partisan politics and...
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CRFB Appears Prominently In Fact Checking at Democratic Convention
Read moreLast night, President Obama gave his acceptance speech in Charlotte (with our team on the ground). Among the many points in his speech, President...
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Wrapping Up the Conventions
Read moreThe final night of the Democratic National Convention means that convention season is finally over. The campaigns now come into the home stretch, with...