‘Line’ Items: Coming and Going Edition
Gone and Back – The Senate has left for its August recess, the House will return this week (for a day).
Economic Recovery Measures
The Wrong Targets
CRFB has been calling for policymakers to set fiscal targets for some time. Apparently we haven’t been clear enough on what that means.
The Importance of PAYGO
The Wall Street Journal reports that a packag
Three Economists Testify Before Senate Budget Committee
Yesterday morning, Richard Berner of Morgan Stanley, Simon Johnson of MIT, and Joel Naroff of Naroff Economic Advisors testified before the Senate
Finally, Deficit Neutral Stimulus
Finally, the Senate got it right: we have a deficit-neutral stimulus.
‘Line’ Items: War Supplemental Finally Passes; Small Biz Bill Not So Lucky
House Gone, Senate Eyeing the Exit – The House started its six-week recess Friday and the Senate will adjourn at the end of
Peter has (Almost) Left the Building
Appearing at his old alma mater, the Brookings Institution, Wednesday, Peter Orszag bid adieu to public sector employment in his final public appea
Jul 26, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Social Security| Other Spending| Taxes
‘Line’ Items: Heat Wave Edition
If You Can’t Stand the Heat… – Washington has been experiencing a heat wave, but it can’t all be blamed on the friction between th
Jul 21, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release
Senate To Pass Unemployment Benefits Extension
The Senate essentially voted to pass an extension of unempl
It's Summerstime in the Fiscal Policy World
Larry Summers, the Administration's top economist (and former CRFB board member), has an