Blog - /blog/2013/01/25/beyond-fiscal-cliff-why-no-budget-request/
Jan. 28, 2013 - The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 requires the President to submit his budget request for the upcoming fiscal year no later than the first Monday of February. Recently, however, the White House's ...
Blog - /blog/2013/01/23/avoiding-next-fiscal-cliff-debt-ceiling/
Jan. 23, 2013 - Good news came at the end of last week, and it's something that will affect you and your neighborhood. Speaker of the House John Boehner said the House would vote on a three-month increase to the debt...
Blog - /blog/2013/01/22/why-is-congress-so-dysfunctional/
Jan. 22, 2013 - This country is desperately in need of facts. That was the overwhelming message I took away from two exciting things that happened last week. First, there was a national conference for No Labels. The ...
Blog - /blog/2013/01/21/no-budget-no-pay-debt-ceiling-deal/
Jan. 21, 2013 - On January 23 the Housed passed legislation to deal with the debt ceiling – the legal limit Congress places on its own borrowing. If the federal debt reaches the debt ceiling, the government is ...
Blog - /blog/2013/01/16/proposals-entitlement-reform/
Jan. 16, 2013 - When lawmakers struck a fiscal-cliff deal on New Year's Day, they did not make any changes to Medicare or Social Security. But the debate over if and how to reform entitlement programs has o...
Blog - /blog/2013/01/11/beyond-fiscal-cliff-entitlement-reform/
Jan. 14, 2013 - One of the major issues not addressed as part of the recent deal on the fiscal cliff is the future of the major entitlement programs – Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.Entitlements are pro...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/federal-budget-timeline-beyond-fiscal-cliff-2013/
Jan. 9, 2013 - The federal budget process is always complicated. This is truer today than perhaps ever before. Over the coming weeks and months Congress will take on issues that will shape our government for years t...
Video - /videos/2013/1/7/two-things-to-watch-for-in-2013/
Jan. 7, 2013 - ...Deficit, Health Care, Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
Blog - /blog/2013/01/07/you-ask-we-answer-why-are-payroll-taxes-going/
Jan. 7, 2013 - A number of our Facebook fans expressed concern last week when they discovered that payroll taxes would be increasing in the wake of fiscal cliff negotiations. One person wrote in disma...
Blog - /blog/2013/01/02/fiscal-cliff-deal/
Jan. 2, 2013 - At the last possible moment, Congress came to an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff. The deal affects tax rates, unemployment benefits, and even the price of milk. Read the details.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/fiscal-cliff-deal/
Jan. 2, 2013 - At the eleventh hour, Congress and President Obama reached a deal to address the fiscal cliff. The deal focused on tax revenue and included a number of changes to the tax code, including a permanent e...
Blog - /blog/2012/12/31/2013-and-fiscal-cliff/
Dec. 31, 2012 - 2013 and the fiscal cliff will arrive in a few hours, though today's most popular Google search is about Kim Kardashian's pregnancy. After all, we can only take so much news about something ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/12/17/fiscal-cliff-cuts-job-training-for-young-people/
Dec. 17, 2012 - Almost 5 million people under age 30 are looking for work. Millions have gone back to school only to face skyrocketing college tuition and few opportunities upon graduation. Not surprisingly, anationa...
Blog - /blog/2012/12/05/white-house-seeks-sandy-recovery-money/
Dec. 6, 2012 - The White House is preparing an emergency funding request to help repair the damages caused by hurricane Sandy. Although final details are not yet available, the request is expected to be for about $5...
Blog - /blog/2012/12/03/what-will-happen-fiscal-cliff/
Dec. 3, 2012 - Last week I wrote a post called Fiscal Cliff Definition, with a simple explanation of the much-hyped, so-called fiscal cliff. (I also suggested that we call it a "fiscal obstacle course" ins...
Blog - /blog/2012/11/15/democracy-inaction/
Nov. 19, 2012 - In the wake of the elections, Democrats and Republicans are pledging to work together to solve the fiscal cliff and other daunting challenges that confront the current lame duck session of Congress.Bu...
Video - /videos/2012/11/16/a-peoples-guide-to-the-federal-budget-book-talk/
Nov. 16, 2012 - ...Deficit, Military & Security, Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net, Taxes & Revenue
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/11/16/please-explain-fiscal-cliff/
Nov. 16, 2012 - David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal and author, most recently, of Red Ink: Inside the High Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget, and Mattea Kramer, Seni...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/education-job-training-and-fiscal-showdown/conclusion-its-about-priorities/
Nov. 15, 2012 - Conclusion: It's About Priorities mattea Misguided lawmakers often cite deficit reduction as a benefit to the next generation, noting that less borrowing will reduce future debt service. However, as t...
Video - /videos/2012/11/13/how-you-can-prevent-the-fiscal-cliff/
Nov. 13, 2012 - ...Deficit, Taxes & Revenue
