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Defending IPAB
Read moreToday, CNN Money featured a piece from the Concord Coalition's Josh Gordon, who argued against repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)... -
New Members of The Announcement Effect Club
Read moreOver the past few weeks, a number of new members have been added to The Announcement Effect Club. Recently, Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein... -
The New Biden Group
Read moreAs the bipartisan group of lawmakers being led by Vice President Biden continue to discuss the budget and ways to raise the debt ceiling, it seems the... -
‘Line’ Items: The Heat is on Edition
Read moreExcept in Miami – The Miami Heat weren’t hot enough, but Washington saw record temperatures last week. Capitol Hill may warm things up this week as... -
Senator Lieberman Proposes Medicare Reform
Read moreUpdate: Estimates updated Today, Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) proposed a plan to reform Medicare, but to do so working within the current system... -
Biden Group Talks Taxes and Triggers
Read moreThe bicameral, bipartisan debt limit and deficit reduction negotiations chaired by Vice President Biden resumed today with the group’s fifth meeting... -
Fitch Follows Moody's and S&P In Issuing Warning on Debt Ceiling
Read moreYesterday, Fitch became the latest credit rating agency, following S&P and Moody’s in recent weeks, to warn the U.S. of a credit rating downgrade if... -
Panetta Puts Everything on the Table for Defense Savings
Read moreIn his Senate confirmation hearing this morning to become the next Secretary of Defense, CIA Director Leon Panetta (and former CRFB chairman!) said... -
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Between the ‘Line’s: Speeches, Meetings, Anniversaries, and Letters Galore
Read morePawlenty of Ideas – GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty gave a speech in Chicago on Tuesday where he laid out his fiscal and economic policy... -
Cooper and Wolf Announce Support for Gang of Six
Read moreYesterday, according to Congressional Quarterly (subscription required), Reps. Jim Cooper (D-TN) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) sent around a “Dear Colleague”... -
Peterson-Pew's New Fiscal Toolkit
Read moreIn the last few weeks there has been an incredible amount of talk about using targets, triggers, caps, and failsafes to help set us on a sustainable...