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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated numbers yesterday showing a short-term decline in projected deficits, but elected officials and the public should not be lulled into a false sense of security.“A lower deficit is good news but hardly the…

After being suspended earlier this year, the federal debt limit is scheduled to come back into force within the next few days, underscoring the need for bipartisan cooperation to avoid another round of market-rattling political brinksmanship later this year.Treasury Secretary…

This is post two of a three-part series on the developing consensus for the next steps on health care reform. Part One is here. Part three is here. (more…)

While Washington continues to struggle with its budget problems, state and local governments face growing fiscal challenges as well. These challenges will likely add to the demands on the federal government in the years ahead, complicating the already difficult task…

Several high-profile, bipartisan health care reform plans have demonstrated in recent months that there is a developing consensus among fiscal and health care policy experts on the steps needed to move the country towards a less expensive, more effective and…

This is post one of a three-part series on the developing consensus for the next steps on health care reform. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. (more…)

While Congress last week rushed through a measure to ease the effects of its automatic spending cuts on air travel, it unfortunately failed to fix the damage the budget sequester is inflicting on many other government programs and services.Rather than…

Although Congress has plenty of serious budget work to do, lawmakers in both parties can’t seem to resist frittering away time and confusing the public with various proposals that serve no useful purpose. Last week offered a couple good examples.…