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Line Items: Halloween Edition
Read moreHappy Halloween – Anyone with kids, or anyone who enjoys scaring kids, knows that today is Halloween; the day of the year it is acceptable to wear... -
MY VIEW: Vic Fazio
Read moreToday's Roll Call included an op-ed by former Representative and current CRFB board member Vic Fazio. He discusses the need for fiscal reform right... -
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Another Bipartisan Letter Calls for “Go Big” Approach
Read moreIn addition to the letter from a large, bipartisan group of House members that is still being circulated for signatures, Go Big gained further... -
Business Support for Go Big Grows
Read moreGoing big is getting bigger. A letter to the Super Committee today from a coalition of business organizations that spans numerous industries... -
Medicare Premium Increases Announced and Medicaid Glitch Fix Passes House
Read moreLast week the federal government announced that 2012 Medicare premiums will increase for most participants by $3.50 per month from $96.40, making 2012... -
The Results Are In
Read moreRick Perry's tax reform plan has inspired a lot of discussion in the past week, but it left people wondering how much revenue it would raise. He... -
Competing Outlines Emerge from the Super Committee
Read moreWe talked yesterday about a roughly $3 trillion plan offered by Democrats on the Super Committee that would represent a "go big" approach to debt... -
Business Roundtable and Partnership for New York City Urge Super Committee to Go Big
Read moreTwo business groups today urged the Super Committee to not only approve of a deal before its deadline next month, but to also go beyond its mandate of... -
Elmendorf Joins the Announcement Effect Club
Read moreAt today’s Super Committee hearing, each of the twelve members had the chance to address CBO Director Doug Elmendorf on issues related to... -
Super Committee Democrats Offer (Possible) "Go Big" Plan
Read moreRecently, there have a plethora of media accounts and interviews asking policymakers whether they believe the Super Committee will be able to achieve...