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More from the Mid-Session Review
Read moreThe OMB's Mid-Session Review (MSR) came out late on Friday afternoon with no fanfare from the Administration (though we did put out a paper yesterday)...
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‘Line’ Items: Heat Wave Edition
Read moreIf You Can’t Stand the Heat… – Washington has been experiencing a heat wave, but it can’t all be blamed on the friction between the two parties...
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Feldstein Discusses Tax Expenditures For Deficit Reduction
Read moreIn an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal this Wednesday, Martin Feldstein discusses the pivotal role of tax expenditures in increasing the federal...
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MarketWatch: July 19-23
Read moreAs of mid-morning Friday, U.S. and overseas markets await the results of the stress tests conducted on European banks, to be released at noon. Based...
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OMB Releases Mid Session Review
Read moreThe OMB released its Mid-Session Review today (see our press release here), showing slightly improved deficit numbers for this year, but still an...
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All Talk, No Game on Discretionary Limits
Read moreThere have been a lot of numbers thrown around with regards budget resolutions, deeming resolutions, and discretionary spending limits. To keep it...
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Reducing Improper Payments
Read moreToday, President Obama signed the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Act, hoping to make a dent in wasteful spending. Improper payments are...
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The Social Security Retirement Age
Read moreAt a time when Social Security is increasingly getting lawmakers' attention for the possibility of reform, raising the retirement age is starting to...
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Senate To Pass Unemployment Benefits Extension
Read moreThe Senate essentially voted to pass an extension of unemployment benefits yesterday, invoking cloture on the measure with the requisite sixty votes...
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The OECD Weighs In
Read moreThe OECD recently published a great report on possible fiscal scenarios, and the results are exactly as expected: if the advanced countries of the...