Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) outlined a budget framework Monday that he said would reduce deficits by $4 trillion between 2012 and 2021.Democrats on the committee developed the framework, which Conrad presented in a speech on the Senate…
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The political stalemate over taxes and the debt limit continues, with President Obama saying a deal needs to be reached by July 22 to give Congress time to draft and approve the appropriate legislation before the government runs out of…
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released projections last week that Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby said confirms that federal finances “are on an unsustainable course that threatens our economic future, risks turmoil in the financial markets, and burdens…