The Congressional Budget Office released a new report Tuesday that includes some good short-term news on federal deficits ...
The Senate passed a 5-year farm bill Tuesday 68-32, after nearly 3 years of congressional conflict over future ...
WASHINGTON -- Although the federal deficit is currently dropping, The Concord Coalition said today that new projections by ...
Swift action on the federal debt limit is necessary but may not be as easy as many on ...
Like Frankenstein’s monster, the statutory debt limit will soon come back to life. It has been in a ...
For those interested in a vision of fiscal sustainability, the State of the Union Address was a major ...
Since 2003 Congress has enacted temporary “patches” to prevent cuts in Medicare’s physician reimbursements. This is necessary because ...
With a sharp drop in the federal deficit last year and voters disgusted with Washington’s budget showdowns, there ...
As more people gain health insurance coverage, policymakers should focus their efforts on making the health care system ...
As more people obtain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges and its expansion of Medicaid -- ...
Leaders in both parties say they don’t want to see the United States default on any of its ...
The gyms are packed this month as people try to follow through on their New Year’s resolutions to ...
