Tag Archives: Federal Budget

Brookings Institution: Michael E. O’Hanlon & Kay B. Hutchinson: ‘Saving Defense Dollars: From Base Realignment to Overhead Realignment & Closure’

Source:Brookings Institution with a look at the United States defense budget. “Editor’s Note: In the midst of the federal shutdown, which finally ended after Congress passed legislation to fund the government through mid-January, Michael O’Hanlon and Kay Bailey Hutchinson highlighted … Continue reading

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Senate Democrats: Majority Leader Harry Reid To Republicans: ‘It’s Not Too Late To Do The Right Thing’

Source:Senate Democrats– Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Democrat, Nevada) “Reid to Republicans: It’s Not Too Late To Do The Right Thing. Senate floor speech, October 12, 2013” From Senate Democrats Looks like Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have … Continue reading

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ABC News: ‘This Week’s Powerhouse Roundtable Takes on the Government Shutdown Showdown’

Source:ABC News– left to right: Dan Senor & Paul Krugman. “Paul Krugman, Dan Senor, Peggy Noonan, and David Plouffe on the government shutdown.” From ABC News As I’ve already written about this: “I wouldn’t say that the Tea Party House government … Continue reading

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ABC News: This Week- ‘Powerhouse Roundtable Discusses Government Shutdown’

“Cokie Roberts, Jonathan Karl, Paul Gigot, Soledad O’Brien, and Steven Rattner on “This Week.” Source:ABC News The White House is waiting for the House Republican Leadership to fall. And that happens with vulnerable House Republicans for 2014 who are in … Continue reading

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Associated Press: President Obama: ‘Not at All Resigned to a Shutdown’

Source:Associated Press– President Barack H. Obama (Democrat, Illinois) at The White House. “President Barack Obama says he’s ‘not at all’ resigned to a government shutdown. During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Obama said he’ll speak with congressional … Continue reading

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ABC News: This Week- Powerhouse Roundtable

Source:ABC News talking about the incoming Federal government shutdown. “Paul Krugman, Bill Kristol, Jennifer Granholm, and Matthew Dowd on the shutdown showdown.” From ABC News As I’ve already said about this: “I wouldn’t say that the Tea Party House government shutdown … Continue reading

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ABC News: ‘This Week’s Powerhouse Roundtable’

Source:ABC News talking about the incoming Federal Government shutdown. “Newt Gingrich, Robert Reich, Gwen Ifill, and Jeff Zeleny on the week in politics.” From ABC News From what I’ve already said about this: “I wouldn’t say that the Tea Party House … Continue reading

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The White House: ‘Weekly Address: Congress Must Act Now to Pass a Budget and Raise The Debt Ceiling’

Source:The White House– President Barack H. Obama (Democrat, Illinois) “In his weekly address, President Obama says the economy is making progress five years after the worst recession since the Great Depression, but to avoid another crisis, Congress must meet two … Continue reading

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Mercatus Center: ‘Changing the Budget Process to Promote Fiscal Responsibility’

Source:Mercatus Center– holding an event on fiscal responsibility in Washington. (Which at the very least is an Oxymoron) “Thursday October 7th 2011 This event is the third of a four-part series, “How the Debt Committee Can Significantly Improve Our Fiscal … Continue reading

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The Hill: Andrew Restuccia- ‘Senate Rejects Bill To Cut Oil Tax Breaks’

Source:New York Times– American free speech and democracy at work. “The Senate rejected a bill Tuesday to cut billions in tax breaks for the largest oil companies, but Democrats vowed to revive the measure as part of high-stakes negotiations on … Continue reading

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