Tag: Budget Peacocks

Chris Coons is On the Budget Conference Committee

Filed in Delaware, National by on October 22, 2013 4 Comments
Chris Coons is On the Budget Conference Committee

This is the committee formed as part of the deal to re-open the government and avoid the debt ceiling. It isn’t much of a giveaway, as Conference Committees are the usual order of business in Congress after budgets have passed the House and Senate. This Conference Committee — as would others — is meant to negotiate a single budget from the two that have passed. Senator Chris Coons is on this committee as a result of his being on the Senate Budget Committee.

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#Fail

Filed in National by on November 21, 2011 6 Comments

That seems to sum up (as of this writing, which is shortly before the Super Committee deadline) the rather expected results of the work of said Super Committee.

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What Out of Control Spending Looks Like

Filed in National by on July 10, 2011 0 Comments
What Out of Control Spending Looks Like

Since we’re still going to be focused on this narrative that the government spends too much, it is worth a look to see what it is the government is spending on (thanks to TPM)

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Good Advice from President Clinton to President Obama (mostly)

Filed in National by on July 5, 2011 6 Comments

Don’t Blink.

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Strutting Budget Peacocks

Filed in National by on July 13, 2010 62 Comments
Strutting Budget Peacocks

John Kyl can’t accept an addition of $33 billion to the deficit (a 3% increase) to help the unemployed. However, addition of $678 billion to the deficit is no problem since it’s tax cuts for the rich.

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