February 1, 2002
- CHN: Budget Surpluses Vanish
Congress Braces for Battle Over Spending Priorities Last January, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that budget surpluses would total $5.6 trillion in fiscal years 2002 through 2011. Last week, CBO released figures projecting a $4 trillion drop in the cumulative surplus to $1.6 trillion. Over the next two years, the agency projects a return Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Tax Policy Comments Off - CHN: Daschle Tries to Revamp Economic Stimulus Debate
Legislative Success Uncertain At Best Portrayed by Republicans as an “obstructionist” for failing to push an economic stimulus package through the Senate before the winter recess, Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) recently tried to revive negotiations by proposing a watered-down stimulus bill. Senator Daschle’s proposal contains items that the two parties have previously agreed to, Read More »
Posted in Food and Nutrition, Tax Policy Comments Off - CHN: Senate to Continue Work on Farm Bill
Articles from February 1, 2002 Budget Surpluses Vanish Last January, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that budget surpluses would total $5.6 trillion in fiscal years 2002 through 2011. Last week, CBO released figures projecting a $4 trillion drop in the cumulative surplus to $1.6 trillion. Over the next two years, the agency projects a Read More »
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