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Appropriations Growth in Fiscal Year 2010
INTRODUCTION The Committee on Appropriations this week has begun the process of implementing the discretionary spending portion of the President’s budget, as reflected in the…
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The Administration's Pay-Go Proposal
TALKING POINTS With much fanfare, the administration has announced its pay-as-you-go [pay-go] proposal, seeking to shore up the President’s fragile claim to “fiscal discipline.” But…
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Fed Chairman Warns About Deficits, Debt
In his testimony to the House Budget Committee today, Federal Reserve Chairman Benjamin S. Bernanke gave special attention to the need for Congress to control…
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The Administration's IMF Proposal
INTRODUCTION Following its discussions and tentative agreements with the major industrialized and developing countries at April’s G-20 meeting, the administration is requesting $108 billion in…
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Ryan Statement on Social Security, Medicare Financial Status Report
Social Security and Medicare continue to face a mounting, and increasingly urgent, financial crisis that threatens U.S. fiscal and economic stability, according to the annual…
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The Obama Adinistration's "Terminations, Reductions & Savings"
While it’s encouraging that the President has put forward specific proposals to reform and terminate programs, these savings need to be put in the context…
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The President's First 100 Days and the Budget
Despite claims of “fiscal responsibility,” the administration’s actual budget actions and proposals constitute a sweeping expansion of government, and extraordinary increases in spending, taxes, deficits,…
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