Round 2: The Conferees Convene
The second meeting of the budget conference committee will happen today at 10 AM Eastern time.
FY 2014 Budget
The Senate Democrats' List of Tax Breaks to Axe
It has been one week since the budget conference committee's first meeti
A Conference Committee Wishlist
With conference committee meetings underway, many are weighi
Taking Another Look at the Fiscal Speed Bumps Ahead
With a deal on the appropriations bill last week, the government has been reopened and a default has been avoided.
Where the Conference is Starting From
The first official meeting of the conference committee is expected to occur
The (Ongoing) Cost of the Government Shutdown
Now that the government shutdown and debt default threat are in the rearview mirror (for now), analysts have been taking time to survey the economi
Every Budget Put the Debt on a Downward Path…and This One Should Too
In additional to reopening the government and suspending the debt ceiling, last night, both
Looks Like We Have a Deal
After a few weeks of government shutdown and a nerve-wracking lead-up to hitting the debt ceiling, the Senate leadership announced today it had com
George Voinovich: Congress Shouldn't Get Paid After Letting Down the Country With Latest Shutdown
In an op-ed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer