Feb 28 Watch News Wrap: Last Attempts by Lawmakers to Prevent Sequester Fail In other news Thursday, it was "sequester eve" in Washington: the final day before $85 billion dollars in automatic spending cuts take effect. Also, the Obama administration plans to intervene in a challenge to California's gay marriage ban. The Justice… Continue watching
Feb 27 Why the Sequester Won’t Solve America’s Debt Problems By Laurence Kotlikoff While Congressional leaders attempt to find a solution to upcoming sequester, Making Sense contributor Larry Kotlikoff says that the United States has bigger financial problems to solve, including ones that could affect generations to come. Photo by Dave Reede/Getty Images. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Fed Chair Bernanke Warns Lawmakers Sequester Could Slow Economic Recovery Fed Chair Bernanke Warns Lawmakers Sequester Could Slow Economic Recovery… Continue watching
Feb 26 Why the Sequester Won’t Solve America’s Debt Problems By Laurence Kotlikoff While Congressional leaders squabble about the sequester, scheduled to take effect March 1, Making Sense contributor Larry Kotlikoff says that the United States has bigger financial problems that could affect generations to come. Photo by Dave Reede/Getty Images. Paul Solman:… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch Despite Gloomy Urgings, No Signs of Give From Congress on Sequester Despite Gloomy Urgings, No Signs of Give From Congress on Sequester… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Shields and Brooks on Sequester Blame Game, Immigration Reform Shields and Brooks on Gun Legislation, Sequester, and Medicaid Expansion… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Transportation Secretary Warns Sequestration Would Disrupt Air Travel Transportation Secretary Warns Sequestration Would Disrupt Air Travel… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch Defense Secretary Panetta Warns Automatic Spending Cuts Could Mean Furlough Defense Secretary Panetta Warns Automatic Spending Cuts Could Mean Furlough… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch What ‘Cliffs’ Lay Ahead for Congress in Resolving Other Budget Deal Aspects? What 'Cliffs' Lay Ahead for Congress in Resolving Other Budget Deal Aspects?… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Senate Finds Compromise, But Doubt Remains Over House Response Senate Finds Compromise, But Doubt Remains Over House Response… Continue watching