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Free Trade Is Not Quite President Obama's Neglected Stepchild, But...

May 1, 2013, Bill Frenzel

Brookings Expert Roundtable on President Obama’s Federal Budget Proposal for FY 2014

April 11, 2013, Ron Haskins, Isabel V. Sawhill and Bill Frenzel

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Around the Halls: The Obama Administration's Budget Release

April 10, 2013, Alice M. Rivlin, Isabel V. Sawhill and Bill Frenzel

The Tax Code Is a Hopeless, Complex, Economy-Suffocating Mess

April 4, 2013, Bill Frenzel

Short-Term Congressional Budget Fixes Only Prevent Total Disaster

March 27, 2013, Bill Frenzel

A Bad Sequester Is Worlds Better Than No Budget Deal At All

February 26, 2013, Bill Frenzel

A Suggestion for President Obama’s State of the Union Address

February 11, 2013, Bill Frenzel

In watching Congress for more than 40 years I've never seen such a total mess. We really are entering the worst of all worlds. The result is awful. The process is a disgrace. The Democratic and Republican leaders are talking at each other, not with each other. And we have a president who doesn't want to lead on fiscal matters. I don't see how this ends well.

January 15, 2013, Bill Frenzel, Market News International

On Establishing a Commission to Develop Recommendations for Reducing Child Deaths Due to Maltreatment

December 12, 2012, Bill Frenzel

Where Have the Heroes Gone In the Fiscal Cliff Debate?

December 11, 2012, Bill Frenzel

Going Off the Fiscal Cliff Is Good Policy­—If You Like Unemployment

November 16, 2012, Bill Frenzel

The Election is Over, Now the Real Battle Begins

November 12, 2012, Bill Frenzel

Fiscal Cliff: The 900 Pound Gorilla in the 2012 Campaigns

September 26, 2012, Bill Frenzel

Addressing the Nation’s Fiscal Crisis: A Conversation with Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

July 16, 2012

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The Fiscal Cliff: A Hard Landing Becomes More Likely

July 10, 2012, Bill Frenzel

How about a Presidential Debate on Hard Fiscal Issues?

April 24, 2012, Bill Frenzel

Chairman Ryan's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal: All by Itself

March 22, 2012, Bill Frenzel

Around the Halls: The Republican Primaries and Super Tuesday

March 5, 2012, Gary Burtless, Bill Frenzel, Jonathan Rauch, Audrey Singer, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst and Howard Wial

Around the Halls: Accessing President Obama's Proposals for Economic Growth and Budget Deficit Reduction

February 14, 2012, Bill Frenzel, William G. Gale, William A. Galston, Ron Haskins and Isabel V. Sawhill

The 2013 Budget: A Process Run Amok

February 13, 2012, Bill Frenzel

To Deficit Panel: Go Big, Long, Smart

November 1, 2011, Bill Frenzel, Jim Nussle, Tim Penny and Charlie Stenholm

Lawmakers, the World Beckons

November 1, 2011, Bill Frenzel

Web Chat: Another Congressional Budget Crisis

September 28, 2011, Bill Frenzel

Around the Halls: President Obama's Deficit Reduction Plan and the Super Committee

September 19, 2011, Bill Frenzel, William A. Galston, Thomas E. Mann, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Isabel V. Sawhill

"These [federal spending] caps could well be amended a number of times along the way. There always need to be amendments to any fiscal plan."

September 16, 2011, Bill Frenzel, Why Debt Ceiling Spending Caps Won't Stick