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The report from President Obama's highly touted deficit-reduction commission came out two years and 18 days ago. On that brisk December morning, Democratic Sen. Kent...
A draft proposal by the deficit commission suggests curbing Social Security benefits and raising the retirement age.The co-chairmen of the panel appointed by Preside...
The possibility of Washington failing to avert the double-whammy of tax hikes and spending cuts next month is looking far less remote.With 24 days remaining to strik...
Former U.S. Dept. of Labor Chief Economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth, former Fed Economist Kevin Hassett and former Sen. Scott Brown, (R-Mass.), on the new Simpson-Bowles plan to reduce the deficit.
The Deficit Commission is a dud. We always suspected it, now we know it. Co-chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson attempted a grand compromise on solving the defici...
WASHINGTON -- The health care cuts proposed by President Barack Obama's deficit commission would reach virtually every corner of society, making cost curbs in the ne...
Rep. Paul Ryan on what conservative critics are missing
This is a rush transcript from "The Journal Editorial Report," November 20, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.PAUL GIGOT, HOST: This we...
A top Senate Democrat said Tuesday that tax rates on the wealthy should go up and that tax breaks benefiting the middle class must be preserved.The move by Charles S...
"...the budget that [Rep. Paul Ryan] came forward with is just like Paul Ryan. It is a sensible, straightforward, honest, serious budget and it cut the budget defici...
Former Senator Alan Simpson on launching the 'fix the debt' campaign.
FBN's Gerri Willis sounds off on the government's attempt to deal with the nation's growing debt.
Deficit Commission Co-Chair and Former Senator Alan Simpson reacts to the U.S. credit downgrade.
President Obama pinned the blame on Republicans Tuesday for looming spending cuts that may be triggered by what was originally a White House proposal -- while a form...
Deficit Commission Co-Chair Former Sen. Alan Simpson , (R-Wyo.), on the 2012 presidential election and the changes to the Republican Party.
Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY) on the payroll tax extension, cutting the deficit, and how to get the economy back on track in the New Year.
Former Sen. Alan Simpson will keep his job on President Obama ’s deficit panel despite pressure from advocacy groups worried about his comments comparing Social Secu...
Two Democratic lawmakers and several women's advocacy groups are calling on President Obama to fire former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson from the federal debt commission...
Former Sen. Alan Simpson , (R-Wyo.), on the steps to rein in government spending.