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CRFB Calls For Fiscal Responsibility From the Conference Committee
Read moreWith Congress back in session this week, there is a renewed focus on several provisions that lawmakers extended for two-months in December and which... -
Recapping the State of the Union
Read morePresident Obama gave his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night. The election-year speech contained a laundry list of proposals aimed to... -
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CRFB Live Tweeting State of the Union
Read morePresident Obama will be addressing the nation at 9 pm ET tonight for the annual State of the Union address, and CRFB will be active as well, live... -
Maya MacGuineas Testifies on Biennial Budgeting
Read moreToday, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas testified to the House Rules subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process on HR 114, a biennial budgeting... -
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State of the Union Bingo Returns!
Read morePresident Obama's State of the Union address next Tuesday is now only a couple days away. In anticipation of the President's speech, we at CRFB have... -
'Line' Items: State of the Union Edition
Read moreStating the Obvious – President Obama delivers the State of the Union address Tuesday evening. The SOTU is the annual rite where presidents attempt to... -
Spotlight on the States: Public Pension Reform
Read moreContinuing their efforts to close budget gaps, states across the country have looked to public pension reform as part of a possible solution. Among... -
Two Good Op-Eds From The New York Times
Read moreThe New York Times had two interesting op-eds over the weekend on two essential components of deficit reduction: tax reform and health care costs... -
A Way to Reform the Tax Code, from AEI
Read moreAlex Brill of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) recently put out a tax reform plan that focuses on corporate taxes, but includes some individual...