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the 14th amendment
Bookmarked 764 weeks ago as the clock ticked toward a tuesday deadline for raising the 143 trillion debt ceiling sen bernie sanders spoke during a rare saturday session to make the case for president obama lifting the debt ceiling on his own by invoking a provision of the 14th amendment quotthe constitution is very clear in saying that the debts of the united states 039shall not be questioned039 sanders said |
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cbo: president039s speech not a serious budget plan
Bookmarked 769 weeks ago on february 15 the president submitted his fiscal year 2012 budget the disappointing proposal was roundly rejected across the political spectrum for its lack of seriousness given the fiscal and economic challenges before us on march 18 the cbo offered a preliminary analysis of the president039s budget noting that under the president039s budget: - federal spending never falls below 23 percent of gdp -- washington will spend over 46 trillion over the next decade - cumulative deficits are 23 trillion higher than omb estimated- the debt increases by 18 trillion more than omb estimate nearly tripling the debt at the end of the budget windowon april 13 the president gave a speech in which he offered his opinion on the path to prosperity -- a budget that brought an unprecedented level of seriousness to washington039s budget debate the president and spoke generally of deficit reduction proposals that his administration has sold as a new budget plan but the president has not submitted a new budget to congress the president039s initial budget proposal remains his budget plan for the united states while many have falsely framed his april 13 speech as a new budget plan congress has not received from the office of management and budget any of the proposals mentioned in the speech all that the obama administration has produced is a list of talking points issued by the white house press officeas cbo director doug elmendorf confirmed today at the house budget committee the president039s quotframeworkquot fails to meet the threshold of credibility that is required of serious federal budget plans until the president is willing to put forward a serious plan to avert a debt crisis -- a plan with real credible numbers -- the nation will continue to suffer from a leadership deficit in washington that is hindering our economic recovery and impeding job growth today |
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stalemate in congress over debt deal
Bookmarked 766 weeks ago despite the constant flow of ideas from both sides of congress a debt limit deal that could actually pass remains obscure whit johnson reports on the status of the deficit talks with the aug 2 deadline looming |
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obama on economy: won039t be solved overnight
Bookmarked 769 weeks ago president obama addressed the nation039s economy and unemployment rate during a news conference at the white house mr obama said quotthe truth is our economic challenges aren039t going to be solved overnightquot |
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super committee deficit cuts: nancy pelosi offers democratic plan
Bookmarked 753 weeks ago washington -- democrats in the house offered up their ideas for the budget-slashing super committee thursday insisting again that the effort be quotbalancedquot with revenue hikes under the law that created the joint select committee on deficit reduction the various committees of the house and senate are required to submit recommendations to the committee -- or the quotsuper congressquot -- by friday |
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deficit super committee struggles to make progress as clock ticks
Bookmarked 754 weeks ago by andrew taylor the associated press washington ap -- the super committee is struggling |
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american crossroads: quotgreat iiquot
Bookmarked 722 weeks ago america039s fourth greatest president strikes again |
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weekly address: cutting the deficit and creating jobs
Bookmarked 768 weeks ago president obama addresses the need to reduce the nation039s deficit while creating jobs across the country and wishes americans a happy fourth of july |
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governors tell washington: find a compromise on deficit plan
Bookmarked 766 weeks ago read the transcript: http:topbsorgqose4i govs scott walker r-wis and jack markell d- del speak with ray suarez on the impact the debt limit debate could have across the country they join the newshour from the national governors association039s annual meeting in salt lake city where these and many other questions are being debated |
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president obama briefs the press on progress in deficit talks
Bookmarked 766 weeks ago president obama tells reporters that some progress has been made in negotiations over raising the debt ceiling and hails a proposal from congressional leaders that outlines a balanced approach to cut more than 4 trillion from the federal deficit july 19 2011 |
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president obama speaks on deficit negotiations
Bookmarked 765 weeks ago president obama speaks to the press about negotiations on cutting the deficit and raising the debt ceiling and reminds the congress that the time has come when a deal must be reached july 22 2011 |
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weekly address: working together to meet our fiscal challenges
Bookmarked 767 weeks ago president obama calls on both parties to come together to find a balanced approach to deficit reduction that lets us live within our means without hurting investments our economy needs to grow and create jobs |