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CRFB President Maya MacGuineas and Board Member Douglas Holtz-Eakin Testify on the Economic Effects of the Deficit
Read moreIn case you missed it last Wednesday, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas and CRFB board member Douglas Holtz-Eakin testified in front of the Senate...
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‘Line’ Items: New World Edition
Read moreHappy Columbus Day – Today we celebrate the man who introduced Europe to the riches of the New World. Nowadays, Europe could use such a discovery to...
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JP Morgan on the Financial Perspective of Fiscal Policy
Read moreIn a recent report, JP Morgan summed up a number of reasons, from a financial perspective, on why it is important for the Joint Select Committee on...
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More Plans, More Ideas
Read moreCRFB has updated its table of submissions to the Super Committee with four new plans from September. The first plan is from the Center for American...
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Two Letters to the Super Committee on Defense and Medicare
Read moreTwo more submissions have recently been made to the Super Committee, adding to what is becoming an interesting list of ideas for them to draw...
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Congress Talks Budget Process Reform
Read moreCongress is getting serious about considering reforms to the dysfunctional budget process. Last month the House Budget Committee held two hearings on...
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Senators Sessions and Snowe Get Specific on Budget Process Reform
Read moreBudget process reform is back in vogue. Coming on the heels of yesterday’s hearings about budget process in both the House and Senate, Senators Jeff...
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The Cyclical Economic Effects on the Deficit
Read moreIn a letter to Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf estimates the cyclical...
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Appendix: Overlapping Policies and Estimated Savings Across Fiscal Plans
Read moreUpdated on 10/4/11 to reflect President's submission to the Super Committee in place of April deficit-reduction framework.
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CED Calls on Super Committee to Exceed Its Mandate
Read moreEarlier today, the Committee for Economic Development (CED) released a set of six standards that they believe the Super Committee must follow in order...