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Save to My PortfolioTaking Back Our Fiscal Future

Monday, March 31, 2008
Washington, DC

Reuters/Peter MorganSome of the nation’s top economists and budget policy experts presented a new paper arguing that the first step toward establishing budget responsibility is to reform the budget decision process so that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid—the major drivers of escalating deficits—are no longer on auto-pilot. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioTaking Back our Fiscal Future

April 2008, The Brookings Institution and the Heritage Foundation

Unsustainable deficits in the federal budget threaten the health and vigor of the American economy. When the next president and Congress take office in January 2009, they will face one crucial question that has been almost absent from the current election campaign: how to close the enormous gap between projected federal spending and revenues. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioSlowing the Growth of Health Spending: We Need Mixed Strategies, and We Need to Start Now

Joseph R. Antos and Alice M. Rivlin, August 15, 2007, Opportunity 08

Slowing the Growth of Health Spending: We Need Mixed Strategies, and We Need to Start NowAmericans are deeply concerned about paying their mounting bills for health care. This is true whether they have public (Medicare or Medicaid) or private insurance. And it’s certainly true for the 46 million people with no insurance at all. At the same time, the federal government’s health spending is clearly unsustainable. If current commitments are kept, other government services will have to be slashed or taxes increased drastically just to pay for Medicare and Medicaid. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioAmerica's Economy - Headed for Crisis: Realistic Approaches Are Essential

Robert Bixby, J. Robert Kerrey, Peter G. Peterson and Warren B. Rudman, 2007, Opportunity 08

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Save to My PortfolioTaming the Deficit: Forge a Grand Compromise for a Sustainable Future

Bill Frenzel, Charles Stenholm, G. William Hoagland and Isabel V. Sawhill, 2007, Opportunity 08

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Save to My PortfolioFacing the Music: The Fiscal Outlook at the End of the Bush Administration

Alan J. Auerbach, Jason Furman and William G. Gale, May 08, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioBudget Chaos: What, Me Worry?

Bill Frenzel and Ron Haskins, April 07, 2008, The Washington Times

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Save to My PortfolioThe Cost of Medicare

Alice M. Rivlin and Martha Raddatz, March 25, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioOur Looming Medical Cost Catastrophe: What’s to be Done?

Friday, March 07, 2008
Washington, DC

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Save to My PortfolioVoting on ‘Metro Tuesday’

Bruce Katz and David Jackson, February 04, 2008, The Hartford Courant

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Save to My PortfolioHow the Federal Government Can Improve School Financing Systems

Eloise Pasachoff, January 2008, CCF Working Paper

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Save to My PortfolioAfter the Stimulus

Alan Berube, January 29, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioFederal Budget Battles

Thomas E. Mann, Brian Riedl and Philip Joyce, December 11, 2007, The Diane Rehm Show

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Save to My PortfolioOMB’s Congressional Mandates to Provide Information on Federal Spending

Andrew Reamer, October 22, 2007, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioThe Intergenerational Balancing Act: Where Children Fit in an Aging Society

Isabel V. Sawhill, October 17, 2007, Child Trends Annual Kristin Anderson Moore Lecture

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Save to My PortfolioFunding the Veterans Affairs of the Future

Henry J. Aaron, October 03, 2007, The House Committee on Veterans Affairs

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Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers. Read More

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare, and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

ProgramMetropolitan Policy Program

Redefining the challenges facing metropolitan America and promoting innovative solutions to help communities grow in more inclusive, competitive and sustainable ways.

ExpertRon Haskins

A former White House and congressional advisor on welfare issues, Ron Haskins co-directs the Brookings Center on Children and Families. He is an expert on preschool, foster care and poverty.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertThomas Mann

A noted congressional scholar, Tom Mann writes and speaks widely on issues related to campaigns, elections and the effectiveness of Congress.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertMartin S. Indyk

Ambassador to Israel and assistant secretary of state for near east affairs during the Clinton Administration, Martin Indyk directs the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. He currently focuses on the Clinton administration’s diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

ProgramGlobal Economy and Development

Global Economy and Development advances research, dialogue, and innovative solutions to address the forces of globalization and the challenges of global poverty.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

Policy CenterSaban Center for Middle East Policy

The Saban Center conducts original research and develops innovative programs to promote a better understanding of the policy choices facing American decisionmakers in the Middle East.

ExpertAlice M. Rivlin

Alice Rivlin, the first director of the Congressional Budget Office, is an expert on urban issues as well as fiscal, monetary and social policy. She directs the Greater Washington Research project. 

Policy CenterJohn L. Thornton China Center

The John L. Thornton China Center develops analysis and policy recommendations to help address key long-term challenges, both in terms of U.S.-China relations and China's internal development.

ExpertLael Brainard

Lael Brainard is vice president and director of Global Economy and Development. She focuses on competitiveness, trade, international economics, U.S. foreign assistance and global poverty.