Tag: Fiscal Policy

Beltway Confidential

Obama’s latest bogus deficit reduction talking point

Jason Russell · January 29, 2015 11:01 am

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew leaves at the conclusion of the open session of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the Treasury Department in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Jack Lew tells Europe: U.S. is doing better than you

Joseph Lawler · January 24, 2015 10:00 am

Jack Lew fires back at Elizabeth Warren: ‘You need multiple perspectives’

Joseph Lawler · December 11, 2014 2:38 pm

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Economy to get a boost from GOP Congress

Joseph Lawler · November 26, 2014 10:00 am

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen warned Friday that one negative byproduct of an improving economic outlook could be more dramatic market movements as the U.S. central bank cautiously moves toward raising short-term interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Yellen warns: More stock market volatility ahead

Joseph Lawler · November 7, 2014 5:18 pm

Kansas governor Sam Brownback received a vote of confidence in his controversial tax cut program Thursday as the Cato Institute gave him the top rating on its annual fiscal policy report card. (AP Photo)

Sam Brownback tops fiscal ranking of governors

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2014 1:46 pm

The Omnibus Crime Bill caused the number of state prisoners to soar, increasing by more than 45 percent, and the number in federal prisons more than doubled. The number of inmates in American prisons and jails grew from 1.01 million in 1994 to 2.3 million today. (iStock Photo)

The many costs of the ’94 crime bill

Pat Nolan · September 21, 2014 9:00 am

Benefits for workers unemployed for longer than 26 weeks expired in December, despite Democrats' efforts to extend the program for another year. (iStock)

Improving job market complicates push to renew unemployment benefits

Joseph Lawler · September 21, 2014 9:00 am

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Puerto Rico’s financial crisis may need a Washington solution

Elias Gutierrez · June 20, 2014 4:00 pm

President Obama's budget will require lawmakers to make cuts. AP Photo

Obama aloofness hits new height on budget, sparks Hill anger

Paul Bedard · April 25, 2014 4:00 am

The week ahead in economics: Clarifying Janet Yellen, the debt and consumer confidence

Joseph Lawler · March 24, 2014 12:00 am

Though the federal debt issue has largely been forgotten in D.C., a Tuesday report from the Congressional Budget Office reminds us that it's far from gone. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Federal debt may be forgotten, but it’s far from gone

Philip Klein · February 5, 2014 5:00 am