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CRFB's Policy Director Says "Stabilize the Debt"
Read moreCRFB's Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein was the subject of a CNN piece (audio here) on the goal of deficit reduction (and the life of a budget...
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MY VIEW: Erskine Bowles March 30 2012
Read moreDespite all the political gridlock and other developments that have people worried about our fiscal future, Fiscal Commission co-chair Erskine Bowles...
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Setting the Record Straight...on War Spending
Read moreThe Simpson-Bowles alternative budget resolution put forward this week by Representatives Cooper, LaTourette, Schrader, Bass, Quigley, Dold and Costa...
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CRFB President on the National Debt Tour and Fiscal Developments
Read moreOn CNBC's Squawk Box this morning, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas talks about the National Debt Tour and other developments in fiscal policy recently...
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Thanks for Your Fiscal Bravery
Read moreYesterday, 38 members of the House cast votes for the bipartisan budget resolution that is modeled after Simpson-Bowles. 22 Democrats and 16...
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The Newest TARP Estimate
Read moreCBO has released its newest cost estimate of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), projecting it to cost $32 billion over its lifetime, which is...
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What Congress Should Do With the Fiscal Cliff
Read moreWith a large number of policies set to expire or kick in at the end of the year, with serious fiscal impacts, CRFB has released a paper laying out the...
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Additional Alternatives to the House Republican Budget
Read moreUpdate: We have updated the table with outlays, revenue, and debt numbers for the Congressional Black Caucus plan. Yesterday was a very busy day for...
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CRFB Continues the "National Debt Tour"
Read moreAs part of a continued national discussion on fiscal responsibility, The Wall Street Journal's Viewpoints Executive Breakfast Series will host Fiscal...
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Setting the Record Straight on Cooper-LaTourette
Read moreThere have been a lot of claims circulating around about the "Simpson Bowles Alternative Budget Resolution" proposed by Congressmen Cooper, LaTourette...
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Cooper and LaTourette Introduce Bipartisan Budget Resolution
Read moreIn addition to the House Republican budget, a number of other budget resolutions have come out within the past few days (we will be writing about them...