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Republicans try to punish CBO for telling the truth

July 27, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Budget, Congress, Republicans Leave a comment

The CBO [Congressional Budget Office] earned the ire of Republicans when it estimated that the GOP’s bill to repeal and/or replace Obamacare would take

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A budget based on tweets and bogus campaign blurts

March 20, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Budget One comment

Where did Donald Trump’s absurd, brutal and immoral budget proposal come from? His recently appointed Budget Director, Mick Mulvaney, has now told us: “If

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I’m shocked! GOP calls Obama budget a “shocking attack on seniors”

April 12, 2013 Madonna Gauding Courts, Reproductive rights, Science, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

This was, of course, entirely predictable. President Obama is the only elected official in Washington to officially propose a cut in Social Security. Moral

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Balance the federal budget in 3 days? These guys did it!

July 29, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Government, Ideas, Taxes 2 comments

Put two high-level Republicans, two high-level Democrats and a politically savvy moderator around a table for three days, and what do you get? Heated,

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The People’s Budget

April 28, 2011 Madonna Gauding Government, Taxes Leave a comment

The People’s Budget is an alternative budget put forward by the co-chairs of the 80-member Congressional Progressive Caucus. In contrast to the Ryan and

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