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Rivlin brings significant budgetary experience and knowledge of federal policymaking to the commission. In addition to acting as the first director of the Congressional Budget Office under President Jimmy Carter, Rivlin served as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve and director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Clinton administration...
...long-time director of the Congressional Budget Office, she fully appreciates the enormity of the fiscal challenges ahead,” Mankiw said...
...former Republican Senate Whip Alan Simpson and former Clinton Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, the committee will aim to balance the national primary budget, excluding interest payments...
...duration for the Access to Justice initiative is flexible and will depend in part on the year-to-year budget, according to Schmaler. It is unknown how long Tribe will work for the Department of Justice, she said...
...Even as NATO nations have won plaudits for sending more troops to Afghanistan, cracks are beginning to show in the alliance's commitment and long-term health. "Right now, the alliance faces very serious, long-term, systemic problems," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said last week. Budget shortfalls - only five of the 28 members are meeting the alliance's goal of spending 2% of their GDP on defense - are hurting the war effort. The resulting dearth of helicopters, cargo planes and spy aircraft is "directly impacting operations in Afghanistan," Gates said...