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By Melanie Waddell and Marlene Y. Satter |
November 21, 2011
While not officially declaring defeat, the deficit supercommittee remains in a partisan deadlock and had failed by Monday to reach a deal.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
November 18, 2011
With Nov. 23 as the deadline, Republicans still aren’t budging on including taxes in any deficit proposal, while Democrats still are reluctant to allow significant changes to entitlement programs.
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By David Tittsworth, IAA |
November 15, 2011
Everything you wanted to know about the Congressional supercommittee, and when its recommendations need to be made.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
October 14, 2011
Republican senators' recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction include repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax and the health-care law and reforming Social Security.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
September 13, 2011
CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf testified before the congressional super committee on deficit reduction, saying the economy will not be able to sustain its current level of spending with the tax cuts now in place as the population ages and health-care costs grow.
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By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq. |
August 29, 2011
Congress’ solution to the debt limit crisis and rising deficits is fully operational, but many are left wondering whether the bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is capable of fulfilling its mandate.
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By Alan Fram |
April 1, 2011
Senate Republicans introduced legislation Thursday that would quickly phase out government-run housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as GOP lawmakers on both sides of the Capitol intensified their drive to shrink the federal role in the mortgage market.
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By Marlene Y. Satter |
December 5, 2010
The economy was prominent on the Sunday talk shows; once again Republicans and Democrats duked it out over their differing views of what’s needed and what will happen in the coming year.
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By Knut A. Rostad |
December 14, 2009
Passage of the financial reform legislation in the House is historic and important. It may also be, unfortunately, short-lived in the current, toxic partisan environment.
