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Jun 28, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Budget Process| Health Care| Taxes| Other Spending

Line Items: Extenders Debate Ends; Appropriations Season Begins

Extenders Put on Hold – Legislation to extend some tax breaks and expanded unemployment insurance has been put on the back b
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Jun 28, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budget Process| Other Spending

Business as Usual--Backdoor Spending Included in Supplemental

Here they go again.
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Jun 23, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budget Process| Health Care| Social Security| Taxes| Other Spending

Steny Hoyer on Everything Fiscal

In remarks at the think tank Third Way, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
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Jun 22, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Other Spending

Exploring Federal Pay for Cuts

As our Budget Simulator grows in popularity, more and more people have taken the
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Jun 14, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budget Process| Health Care| Taxes| Other Spending

‘Line’ Items: World Cup Edition

“Beautiful Game”and Not-So-Pretty Agenda – Add soccer to all the other distractions in Washington as lawmakers f
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Jun 8, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Gates Aims to Find $100 Billion in Savings Over Five Years

The Department of Defense recently announced that it will aim to cut ove
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Jun 8, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budget Process| Other Spending

Improving the Budget Situation

The Administration is taking important steps in improving the budget situation:
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Jun 1, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security| Taxes| Other Spending

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

We at CRFB believe in the Wizard of Oz theory of deficit reduction.
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May 28, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Other Spending

Up-Hill Drive for Spending Bills, But No Gas in the Tank for Paying for Them

Two massive spending bills that congressional leaders wanted to dispose of before hitting the road for Memorial Day have hit potholes as lawmakers
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May 27, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Senate Will Vote Today on War Supplemental -- and Paying for It

A close vote is expected today to end debate in the senate on a $59 billion supplemental that includes funding for operations in Iraq and Afghanist
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