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13th and 14th Plans Added to Super Committee Tracker
Read moreTwo more recent recommendations have been added to our Super Committee submissions tracker, dealing with defense and health care. The first comes from... -
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Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan
Read moreRepublican presidential candidate Herman Cain's economic plan received a lot of attention at Tuesday night's debate. Regardless of what one thinks... -
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Senate Committee on Aging Holding Hearing on Medicare Reform
Read moreCRFB President Maya MacGuineas and former CBO director and current CRFB board member Douglas Holtz-Eakin will be testifying in front the Senate... -
What We Hope to Hear from Tonight's Debate
Read moreThe Republican presidential contenders will be at it again tonight in yet another debate, but for those who are already suffering from debate fatigue... -
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... -
‘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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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...