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House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s Dilemma

Mar 23, 2011

* Updated based on the CBO Preliminary Analysis of the President’s Budget released on March 18 As the new chairman of the House Budget Committee, Paul Ryan faces a daunting task in producing a budget resolution that satisfies the policy goals…

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Let’s Try to Wrap It Up

Mar 15, 2011

Appropriations remain on the agenda this week as Congress considers yet another short-term continuing resolution (CR). A new CR is necessary to prevent a government shutdown when the current one expires this Friday.After the Senate last week rejected both a…

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The President’s FY 2012 Budget: Pressing the Pause Button

Feb 22, 2011

President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget is not a bold policy proposal. It is an oddly complacent budget for a situation that requires anything but complacency.Faced with a growing chorus of warnings from official and unofficial sources that we are…

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New House Rules Clear Path for New Deficits

Jan 11, 2011

After John Boehner (R-OH) was formally elected speaker of the House of Representatives last week, the first order of business was approving rules to govern the House during the 112th Congress. The House quickly adopted a rules package making several…

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Reconciling Rhetoric and Reality Won’t Be Easy

Nov 15, 2010

With lawmakers returning to Washington this week, Republicans face an extremely difficult task: Living up to the campaign rhetoric that helped them gain dozens of congressional seats in the Nov. 2 elections.Republicans campaigned on a pledge to move towards a…

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President’s Fiscal Commission Urged to Focus on the Long Term and Reject Traditional Notions About “Political Realities”

Jul 12, 2010

In a marathon session, the president’s fiscal commission heard suggestions late last month from dozens of organizations and individuals on how to fix Social Security, improve the tax system and tackle other difficult challenges facing the country.The bipartisan commission is…

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Debt Limit Increase Offers an Opportunity to Enact Positive Reforms

Jan 25, 2010

Before leaving town in December, Congress raised the statutory debt limit by $290 billion to $12.39 trillion. This was a short-term patch that will only provide enough borrowing authority to last until mid-February. Congress must, therefore, address the issue again…

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The Importance of a Cost Control Enforcement Entity in Health Care Reform Legislation

Jul 31, 2009

I. Health care savings: trust but verify (more…)

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The President’s Statutory PAYGO Proposal

Jun 25, 2009

Introduction (more…)

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The President’s Budget: A Bold Approach With Many Risks

Mar 13, 2009

I. Introduction (more…)

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PAYGO’s Continued Relevance in Economic Recovery and Strategic Budgeting

Nov 19, 2008

Introduction (more…)

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Setting Expectations: Why Baselines Matter in the Presidential Campaign and for the Fiscal Future

Sep 11, 2008

I. Policy Proposals - Relative to What? Three times every year the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) produces a "baseline" of its budget outlook for the coming decade. As described by CBO, the baseline represents its "best judgment of how the…

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House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s Dilemma

Let’s Try to Wrap It Up

The President’s FY 2012 Budget: Pressing the Pause Button

New House Rules Clear Path for New Deficits

Reconciling Rhetoric and Reality Won’t Be Easy

President’s Fiscal Commission Urged to Focus on the Long Term and Reject Traditional Notions About “Political Realities”

Debt Limit Increase Offers an Opportunity to Enact Positive Reforms

The Importance of a Cost Control Enforcement Entity in Health Care Reform Legislation

The President’s Statutory PAYGO Proposal

The President’s Budget: A Bold Approach With Many Risks

PAYGO’s Continued Relevance in Economic Recovery and Strategic Budgeting

Setting Expectations: Why Baselines Matter in the Presidential Campaign and for the Fiscal Future

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