In a March 2009 article about the deficit, The Washington Post 's Lori Montgomery wrote that the Congressional Budget Office's estimates of the ten year budget deficit predicted that Obama's policies "would force the nation to borrow nearly $9.3 trillion over the next decade -- $2.3...
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John Hanlon
on 08-24-2009
Filed under: budget, deficit, John Hanlon, Congressional Budget Office
Several days ago, the Congressional Budget Office slowed down the move towards liberal health care reform with its analysis of the costs of such plans. A Wall Street Journal article from Friday noted the following: "Congress's chief budget scorekeeper cast a new cloud over Democratic efforts...
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John Hanlon
on 07-20-2009
Filed under: budget, deficit, health care reform
Although much of the news this week has been focused on international affairs, this week has also been important on the domestic front as many elected leaders on Capitol Hill continued the debate on health care reform. This ongoing debate consists of many different issues surrounding reform including...
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John Hanlon
on 06-19-2009
Filed under: budget, health care, taxpayers, deficit