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It's Baaaaaaaaaaack: Simpson-Bowles Is Reappearing
Read moreIt's an interesting time in the fiscal policy world right now. A lot of uncertainty is up in the air about what will happen with our deficits and debt... -
Pentagon Must Improve Accountability, Demands Coburn
Read moreOn Monday, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) sent a letter to the Chief of Naval Operations calling for the Pentagon to get its finances in order in the face... -
Senate Budget Committee Holds Hearing on Tax Reform
Read moreThe Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on tax reform this morning, featuring testimony from four witnesses who all unequivocally called for... -
Budget Committee Hearing Echoes Need for Fiscal Plan
Read moreToday the Senate Budget Committee, led by chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) and ranking member Jeff Sessions (R-AL), held a hearing on The Budget and... -
Senators McCaskill and Corker Introduce Spending Cap Bill
Read moreAnother bipartisan group of Senators is introducing legislation to promote fiscal reform. Recently we saw Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Johnny... -
2010 SAVE Award Goes to Trudy Givens
Read moreCRFB would like to congratulate Trudy Givens of Portage, Wisconsin - the 2010 SAVE Award winner! The SAVE Awards are given annually to a federal... -
Sens. Isakson and Shaheen Renew Call for Biennial Budgeting
Read moreLate last week, Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation to revamp our budgeting process from an annual to a... -
‘Line’ Items: Super Bowl Edition
Read moreGame On – The Super Bowl in Texas won’t be until Sunday, but Washington had its own big game last week as President Obama gave his State of the Union... -
CBO Projects Social Security to Be Forever in the Red
Read moreIn yesterday's Budget and Economic Outlook, CBO shows that Social Security will run deficits each year over the coming decade, depleting $547 billion... -
Japan's Credit Rating Cut by Standard & Poor's
Read moreIn what is sure to be a wake-up call for the Japanese government, Standard & Poor’s cut Japan’s credit rating today for the first time in nine years... -
Sen. Conrad Calls for Immediate Action on Long-Term Fiscal Plan
Read moreSenator Kent Conrad (D-ND), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is calling for swift and decisive action to address our worsening fiscal problems... -
Sen. Rand Paul Proposes $500B in Annual Spending Cuts
Read moreSenator Rand Paul (R-KY) released his plan for cutting federal spending earlier this week in the latest in a wave of Republican spending cut proposals...