Fiscal Policy

Chris Dreibelbis

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:35:00 -0500

Outreach and Public Liaison, Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform

Chris Dreibelbis is the Outreach and Public Liaison for the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He oversees outreach of the Commission's work to Capitol Hill and other constituencies.

Previously Mr. Dreibelbis was Communications and Economic Policy Director at the Reform Institute. Prior to that he worked at… more

Advancing Economic Mobility Through Savings

Kirsten Gilbert — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500

A New America Event
11/19/2009 - 1:00pm

"This is going to be a different recovery than the past, because Americans are going to have to save more." -Tim Geithner, US Secretary of the Treasury Saving is a key to economic mobility as well as economic recovery. Despite the critical importance of savings, most Americans, especially those with low incomes, are not saving enough. Federal policy encourages saving for the wealthy, but for low-income Americans saving is often discouraged and the path to self-sufficiency is made more difficult.

Thomas Palley

Kate Schuler — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:39:00 -0500

Bernard L. Schwartz Economic Growth Fellow

Dr. Thomas Palley is the Bernard L. Schwartz Economic Growth Fellow. Prior to joining New America, Dr. Palley was the Chief Economist with the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He was Director of the Open Society Institute's Globalization Reform Project, and before that he was Assistant Director of Public… more

Panel to Look into Bipartisan Debt-reduction Commissions | GovExec.com

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:24:00 -0500

Other witnesses will include Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Budget; David Walker, president of the Peter G. Peterson ...

Will Health Care Reform Heal the Federal Budget?

Kirsten Gilbert — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:15:00 -0500

A New America Event
11/06/2009 - 9:30am

On November 6, US Budget Watch, a joint project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and The Pew Charitable Trusts, hosted an event on the current health care reform debate, called "Will Health Care Reform Heal the Federal Budget?" The event focused on the fiscal implications of reform, specifically looking at costs, offsets, and the extent to which health care reform can "bend the cost curve." New Health Dialogue twittered the entire

Deficit Hawks | Newsweek

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:39:00 -0500

... a form of defense—as a shield for policies they don't like," says Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CFRB), ...

Health-Care Reform's Hidden Taxes | BusinessWeek

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:56:00 -0500

... would come from trimming tax breaks for such things as health savings accounts and medical expenses, according to fiscal watchdog US Budget Watch. ...

Deficit-Neutral Health Proposals May Make Fiscal Fixes Trickier | Investor's Business Daily

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:45:00 -0500

... make real progress they should do a lot more on slowing cost growth," said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. ...

Obama Budget Dir. Pledges Deficit Action Next Year | The Associated Press

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:36:00 -0500

Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a group that advocates for fiscal responsibility, praised the administration ...

Fiscal Policy | Nightly Business Report

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Here's Maya MacGuineas, director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation. ...