President Obama’s State of the Union address raised questions about his willingness to take the lead in focusing public attention on the heavy sacrifices that will be required to rein in future deficits.While he talked about the importance of fiscal…
Members of the Republican Study Committee and the Senate Steering Committee have proposed legislation to cut $2.5 trillion in spending over 10 years -- cuts that go beyond those proposed by House Republican leaders or President Obama.Non-security discretionary spending (which…
With health care reform back on the policy agenda this week, it is important for Congress to keep cost controls and the country’s enormous fiscal challenges at the forefront of the discussion.The law that was passed last year had the…
An OMB report concludes that exemptions in the PAYGO law have been used for legislation adding hundreds of billions of dollars to the deficit. PAYGO generally requires legislation affecting direct spending or revenues to be offset, though last year's law…
