Apr 15 Vote on Ryan Budget Sets Stage for 2012 House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds a copy of his budget proposal "The Path to Prosperity." Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. If you weren't paying close attention this week, you may have missed it. But make no… Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch Lincoln Assassination Film 'The Conspirator' Raises Timely Justice Questions Ray Suarez reports on a new film profiling Mary Surratt, the sole woman implicated in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the questions raised about the use of military commission trials, both then and now. He is joined by… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Krugman on Obama Deficit Plan: 'Not Perfect,' More Plausible Than GOP's A week after Rep. Paul Ryan released the Republican 2012 budget blueprint, President Obama offered his plan for reducing the deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years. Jeffrey Brown discusses the competing visions with Princeton University's Paul Krugman and the… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Bipartisan Budget Deal Clears Congress; House Takes Up GOP's 2012 Plan On Thursday, the House and Senate approved the bipartisan budget compromise to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year. The House then turned its attention to the budget for next year, specifically the Republican plan. Congressional… Continue watching
Apr 14 House, Senate Pass Bipartisan Budget Deal to Fund Government Update 6:10 p.m. ET | The Senate passed the budget bill late Thursday afternoon, sending the legislation to President Obama's desk for a signature. The 81-19 vote ensures the government will remain funded for the rest of the fiscal year,… Continue reading
Apr 14 House Vote on Budget Compromise Looks to Be Rocky House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, predicted passage of the budget compromise deal. Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Remember that much heralded 11th-hour deal to cut $38.5 billion from this year's federal spending in order to avert… Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch Obama Unveils Plan to Save $4 Trillion via Spending Cuts, Tax Reform Obama Aims for $4 Trillion in Deficit Cuts Over 12 Years… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Geithner on Potential Deficit Deal: 'We're Closer Than People Think' President Obama spelled out his plan Wednesday for cutting the deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks with Jim Lehrer about the president's budget goals and the likelihood of getting cooperation from congressional Republicans. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Obama Aims for $4 Trillion in Deficit Cuts Over 12 Years President Obama on Wednesday set a goal to reduce borrowing by $4 trillion over the next dozen years, promising to put the U.S. on a gradually improving fiscal path by cutting the budget deficit. He outlined an overhaul of the… Continue watching
Apr 13 Republicans: President Obama's Plan a 'Disappointment' President Obama's deficit-reduction roadmap, a response to the House Republicans' long-term budget plan, was met immediately with support from his fellow Democrats -- and derision from Republicans. A group of House Republicans, who were part of the president's fiscal… Continue reading