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2015 Obama Budget Will Be Delayed
No...I'm not reporting that the Obama administration's fiscal 2015 budget, which by law is supposed to be sent to Congress by Monday, February 3, 2014, will be late. Neither the White House nor the...
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Remember: It Doesn't Matter If The Budget Conference Doesn't Agree To...
The big budget question for this week is whether the budget conference committee will be able to agree to anything by its deadline this Friday.My big budget answer: It doesn't matter.Here's why.1. The...
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The 5 Big Budget Deal Losers
Regardless of whether it's actually adopted, five individuals, groups and organizations stand out as being the biggest losers from the budget deal announced Tuesday evening. They are:1. Fix The Debt....
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Did Boehner Grow A Pair Or Just Rent Them?
It's been less than a week since House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) surprised the political world by publicly and directly taking on the right wing groups -- and, by inference, the tea party wing of the...
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Ryan Agrees That Budget Deal Hurts His Chances To Be President
In a post several days ago, I listed House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) as one of the losers of the budget deal because it hurt his chances to become the GOP presidential nominee in...
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The 5 Biggest Myths About The Budget Deal
Don't believe what you may have heard elsewhere about the budget deal. Here's the truth.Myth #1: This prevents another government shutdown.The deal may make a shutdown less likely, but it absolutely...
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5 Budget Predictions For 2014
This is the week when the-year-in-review stories start to be published.I've always found those recaps to be largely irrelevant. If something significant happened this past year you likely already know...
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No, The Omnibus Appropriation Is Not A Reason To Celebrate
Keep these things in mind if you're thinking about popping a cork or two to celebrate Congress passing an omnibus appropriation over the next week that will keep the federal government open for...
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Five Reasons The Omnibus Appropriation Passed By Such Big Margins
In case you missed it, the FY2014 omnibus appropriation, which will keep the government funded through the September 30, that is, through the end of the fiscal year, passed the Senate yesterday 72-26....
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Extreme GOP Federal Budget Hypocrisy Early In 2014
It's a very (at least by Washington standards) snowy day in and around the beltway, so what better time than to demonstrate the extreme (bordering on the ultra) hypocrisy these days that exists when it...
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