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...outrageous rate of spending on Capitol Hill can have disastrous consequences for America’s short and long term economic health. The Concord Coalition, the Center for Economic Development, and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities—three budget watch-groups ranging across the political spectrum—jointly held a press conference warning Americans to take action against the upcoming fiscal crisis. The groups cautioned, “the budget will remain mired in deficit throughout the next ten years…Thereafter, as Boomers retire and cash in their entitlement claims, the deficit will explode...
...favor for the only Democratic Congressman from a state whose Jan. 19 caucuses are looking more crucial than ever in the fight for the nomination. By siphoning off some of his money supply to Boswell, Dean was sending a signal to the Democratic Party establishment on Capitol Hill--especially Southern Democrats--which may have some misgivings about the prospect of a presidential ticket headed by an antiwar nominee from the liberal Northeast. The meaning was clear: My rising tide can lift your boat too. Dean's campaign manager, Joe Trippi, says the former Governor is considering making similar share...
Since he made the decision too late to register for the fall term, Lane worked an internship at The Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank in Washington. Lane, who aspires to a political career, spent a lot of time during the internship on Capitol Hill...
...Congress passed last week. Beginning a year ago, Gingrich gave PowerPoint briefings to top Republican officials like Vice President Dick Cheney, House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Senate majority leader Bill Frist on market reforms for Medicare. Late in October, Gingrich worked with AARP to circulate a compromise proposal on Capitol Hill, much like the one eventually passed, for Medicare to compete with private insurance plans in a test program. Gingrich has his own health-care think tank and has advised AARP on technological innovations, such as websites for seniors to shop for the cheapest drugs as they...
...Medicare reform bill is the latest effort in a decades-long battle to contain MEDICAL COSTS. TIME delved into the issue during the Carter presidency, when another health-care debate raged on Capitol Hill...