Federal budget
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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
Biden lays out his budget plan, challenges Republicans to follow suit
If Biden and Congress fail to increase the statutory debt cap of $31.4 trillion by this summer, the government could default on payments and shove the U.S. economy into a recession.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2023
Jim Fossel: We need more than one type of federal budget cut
It’s a fantasy to presume that we can slash federal spending without touching Social Security or Medicare. But we can – and should – make defense spending more efficient.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2022
Analysis: How the threat of ‘taxpayer-funded abortion’ mobilizes conservative religious voters
Campaigns to prevent tax dollars from funding abortion have kept anti-abortion activists and other Republican voters engaged for decades – even when a ban on legal abortion seemed unlikely.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2022
Maine Voices: We have a rare opportunity to improve local libraries
A Senate appropriations bill includes $20 million in federal funding for library buildings nationally.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
Fed unsure of economy’s direction as Wall Street meltdown worsens
At the beginning of this year, for example, the median projection for the Fed's preferred inflation gauge called for prices to rise this year by 2.6 percent.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
Commentary: Biden’s no FDR. He’s not even Obama
The Democrats’ crowing over their legislative victories is not persuasive. But it does help them rationalize coming down to earth.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2022
Our View: Better than Build Back Better
The Inflation Reduction Act is different from its predecessor in several respects. Chief among them? It passed the Senate.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2022
Another View: New budget deal would be a big win for Congress and the country
From carbon emissions and drug prices to a new minimum corporation tax, the Inflation Reduction Act is ambitious in its scope.
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PublishedMay 12, 2022
Commentary: Democrats are flunking Pandemic 101
Passing a stalled federal spending bill for vaccines and other COVID-fighting measures would be good for the country and the party. It shouldn’t be so hard to do.
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PublishedApril 10, 2022
Jim Fossel: Biden’s budget just more tax and spend
Conservatives know that deficit reduction should come from cutting expenditures, not raising taxes.
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