President Obama said Monday he would seek congressional approval of “bite-sized pieces” of his $447 billion plan to bolster the economy after a Senate vote last week blocked the package as a whole, along with a provision Democrats had added…
The new congressional committee on deficit reduction continues its work this week amid concerns that some elected officials have tried to narrow its options.In a recent guest column in the Ames Tribune in Iowa, Concord Coalition officials lament that both…
Members of the new congressional committee on deficit reduction are showing considerable interest in the idea of revamping the tax code. At a public hearing last Thursday, however, lawmakers on the panel expressed differing views over what changes should be…
President Obama offered his deficit-reduction recommendations to the congressional super committee on Monday, urging the panel to find both spending cuts and additional tax revenue to far exceed its assigned goal.Obama put Medicare and Medicaid on the negotiating table, giving…
