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CNN MONEY EXCLUSIVE: Go Big on the Debt Ceiling
Read moreIn her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas urges Washington lawmakers to go big on the debt ceiling. She also lays out...
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‘Line’ Items: Goals Edition
Read moreClutch Goals -- The U.S. Women’s Soccer team scored an improbable victory over Brazil on Sunday in the Women’s World Cup, overcoming a scoring and...
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Op-Ed: Go Big on the Debt Ceiling
Read moreCNN Money | July 9, 2011 So President Obama has reportedly given congressional leaders a menu of options in the debt ceiling talks: a small, temporary...
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Op-Ed: If Washington Worked, Here's How We'd Fix the Budget
Read moreThe Atlantic | July 6, 2011 Seven months after the president's deficit commission released its report, Washington is embroiled in a self-destructive...
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The Facts on the Chained CPI
Read moreCoverage of the so-called "chained CPI" has been heating up recently, due to rumors that it might be included in the latest round of debt negotiations...
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President Seeking $4 Trillion, Comprehensive Plan
Read moreCRFB has been calling pretty much continuously for a debt reduction package which puts everything on the table, addresses entitlement spending growth...
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As Debt-Limit Deadline Nears, Lawmakers Must Avoid Budget Gimmicks
Read moreAt a press briefing yesterday, President Obama invited Congressional leaders of both parties to the White House tomorrow to continue ongoing debt...
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Senator Rockefeller Offers Up Revenue Plan
Read moreWhile much of the conversation on tax increases in a debt ceiling budget deal has seemed to focus on corporate jet owners, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)...
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Projecting Defense Spending
Read moreIn a recent report, CBO estimated the base defense budget from 2012 out through 2030 using the Defense Department's Future Years Defense Program (FYDP...
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Wyoming Residents Ask Politicians to Endorse Fiscal Commission
Read moreAfter a sold-out presentation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming last week in which Fiscal Commission co-chair Senator Alan Simpson detailed the Commission's $4...
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‘Line’ Items: Independence Day Edition
Read moreMore Fireworks in Store – Washington, DC celebrated Independence Day on Monday night with its annual fireworks display on the National Mall. Though...