Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: How to Add Teeth to Obama's Plan for a Debt Failsafe
Washington Post | April 29, 2011 In his recent it’s-time-to-get-serious-on-the-budget speech, President Obama introduced his idea for a debt fail-safe...
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Op-Ed: Debt Reduction--The Voters Are Ready. Is Washington?
CNN Money | April 11, 2011 They did it! They kept the government open! Tourists can still see the pandas. Hooray! The White House is trying to spin...
Op-Ed: We Avoided a Shutdown, But We Still Need a Goldilocks Budget That's Just Right
Washington Post | April 8, 2011 There’s nothing like watching Washington debate ideology on a deadline. In the end, the battle over the federal budget...
Op-ed: No New Taxes: Never Say Never
CNN Money | April 5, 2011 I have been thinking a lot about the many lawmakers who have sworn to never -- never ever -- raise taxes. First, how on...
Op-Ed: Fix the Deficit? We Can Do That
TIME | March 17, 2011 It's rare that those of us concerned about the nation's fiscal course come bearing good news. The federal debt, after all, is as...