Pandering to Seniors
Responsible budgeting is always challenging – but it is particularly so when the discussion centers on certain “third rail" issues...
Health Care
Fiscal Space, Stimulus and Entitlement Cuts
Given the weak economy, how do we balance our need for economic stimulus now with our need to get our fiscal house in order to prevent the age and
Taxing the Middle Class
August 4 - Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
CRFB Release Urges Health Care Cost Controls
July 30 - Yesterday, CRFB put out a release u
House and Senate Move Closer to Health Care Reform
July 29 - Both the House and Senate announced today that influen
New CBO Reports on Health Care Reform
July 27 - This weekend, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released two very significant reports,
Obama Interview with the Washington Post
July 24 - Read Fred Hiatt's excellent
CRFB Releases "Health Care and the Federal Budget"
July 21 - Today the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget released "
CBO Estimates House Health Care Bill
July 18 - Yesterday, the CBO released preliminary cost estimates for the House Tri
Administration Urges Creation of Independent Medicare Advisory Council to Help Control Costs
July 17 - Today OMB Director Orszag