Blog - /blog/2011/01/26/president-speaks/
Jan. 26, 2011 - Tuesday night, the President delivered his annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. Article II, Section 3 of the US Constitution requires the President to “from time to ti...
Analysis - /analysis/2011/numbers-behind-president-obamas-state-union-address/
Jan. 26, 2011 - Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution requires the President to “from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/26/national-priorities-project-looks-at-the-numbers-b/
Jan. 26, 2011 - Northampton, MA - As the nation reflects on last night's State of the Union address by President Obama, National Priorities Project offers a look at the numbers behind many of the major topics covered...
Blog - /blog/2011/01/14/dc-speak-biggest-credit-card-bill-ever/
Jan. 14, 2011 - The United States has been borrowing its way out of mounting obligations and lowered revenues for some time. We rely on the federal government to provide a variety of services across the country, incl...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/13/report-end-war-close-deficit/
Jan. 13, 2011 - ...deficit would almost completely disappear if the federal government gave the state money that's currently being spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new report released to today b...
Blog - /blog/2011/01/05/pell-grants-not-out-woods-yet-Jan-2011/
Jan. 5, 2011 - By Samantha DanaIn the Continuing Resolution passed by Congress on December 21, 2010 one line specifies that the maximum Pell Grant award amount shall not exceed $4,860. These grants, which do not hav...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/05/gates-expected-to-slice-orders-for-f-35-as-part-of/
Jan. 5, 2011 - Defense Secretary Robert Gates plans to cut orders for the F-35 joint strike fighter over the next three to five years as part of broader plan to reduce Pentagon spending by $100 billion, analysts say...
Blog - /blog/2010/12/21/forecast-mostly-cloudy-chance-shut-down/
Dec. 21, 2010 - p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }a:link { } By Samantha DanaWith the clock ticking away on the last session of the 111th Congress, the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate have a few bills they st...
Blog - /blog/2010/12/14/not-block-free-and-reduced-school-meals/
Dec. 14, 2010 - p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }a:link { } By Samantha Dana Yesterday, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 into law with his wife, a strong anti-childhood obesity advocate, by...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/12/12/afghan-war-versus-human-needs/
Dec. 12, 2010 - ...deficit due to the weak economy. This is despite the fact that in 2008 we LA County voters overwhelmingly chose to increase our taxes to fund a pretty progressive package of transportation investments...
Blog - /blog/2010/12/10/dc-speak-tax-cuts-everybody/
Dec. 10, 2010 - p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }a:link { } By Samantha Dana This week there was a lot of media coverage of the tentative agreement reached between the Obama Administration and congressional Republicans to...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/12/10/budget-matters/
Dec. 10, 2010 - ...deficit. Ezra Klein of the Washington Post raises a good point in this recent article: what happened to all the deficit talk? Mere weeks ago, every commission, congressperson, and policy center was ra...
Blog - /blog/2010/12/03/moment-truth/
Dec. 3, 2010 - Earlier today, the 18 members of the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform voted to approve the final version of the proposal issued by the Commission's Co-Chairs, Sen. A...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/12/02/budget-matters-the-moment-of-truth/
Dec. 2, 2010 - ...deficit reduction and controlling the national debt will not go away. In addition to the Simpson-Bowles proposal -- the final version of which is called "The Moment of Truth" -- seven other major def...
Blog - /blog/2010/11/23/new-npp-series-block/
Nov. 23, 2010 - By Samantha DanaLast week Congress returned to Washington, D.C. for it's “lame duck” session and began their final weeks of law making before the holiday season and the new Congress is inaugurated. Wi...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/11/18/a-deficit-of-common-sense/
Nov. 18, 2010 - ...Deficit," featuring a murderers' row of budget experts across the ideological spectrum. All the activity underscores just how much concerns about the deficit have taken over the Washington conversatio...
Blog - /blog/2010/11/16/all-hands-debt-entering-critical-debate-over-federal-deficit-reduction/
Nov. 16, 2010 - ...deficit reduction proposal. The Simpson-Bowles plan seeks to reduce the deficit by $372 billion in Fiscal Year 2015, more ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/11/17/the-politics-of-entitlement-reform-and-the-budget-/
Nov. 17, 2010 - ...deficit.
Blog - /blog/2010/11/15/unraveling-dc-speak-abcs-terminology-high-stakes-world-federal-budgeting/
Nov. 15, 2010 - This week members of Congress return to Capitol Hill for their “lame duck” session. If you’re wondering about the phrase, “lame ducks” are those members who either lost their election (or did not seek...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/11/09/npp-launches-new-webinar-jobs-deficits-taxes/
Nov. 9, 2010 - ...Deficits & Taxes is a 30-minute presentation (with Q&A) that contextualizes the ongoing public discussions about these critical and timely budget issues."Jobs, Deficits & Taxes demystifies...
