I’d like to thank White House Press Secretary Jay Carney for giving me so much material to work with in his press briefing today.
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More on tax reform: Schumer v. Baucus
29 January 2013 
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Watch for any signs of Camp-Baucus-Hatch cooperation as they try to forge an alliance while being pulled apart by their respective caucuses.
Read more Tax reform in the Senate
23 January 2013 6 Comments
Senator Schumer recently said the Senate Democratic majority will pass a budget resolution, in part so it can create a reconciliation instruction to pass tax reform with a simple Senate majority. This is important.
Read more A good first step that is already working
22 January 2013 10 Comments
The House bill fits well with the strategy I advocated last week. I hope the House passes it tomorrow.
Read more WSJ op-ed: How to Wage the Debt-Ceiling Fight
17 January 2013 2 Comments
I have an op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal: How to Wage the Debt-Ceiling Fight.
Read more Reactions to the President’s debt limit comments
15 January 2013 3 Comments
The primary leverage Congressional Republicans have on this bill is the size and duration of an increase, not the ability to deny any increase. The President will pay to do this infrequently.
Read more Raise the debt limit and cut spending
14 January 2013 23 Comments
I’d like to explain why I think “payment prioritization” proposals are bad ideas, why and how Congressional Republicans should support a debt limit increase, and why they need to be smart about how they push for spending cuts.
Read more Definitions of fiscal deadlines and consequences
14 January 2013 10 Comments
There are some technical terms being thrown around indiscriminately in the press. This is a quick clarification so you know how to distinguish among them.
Read more A modest debt limit strategy
7 January 2013 28 Comments
Either the President accepts and Republicans pound on the “Democratic debt limit increase” message every three months, or he agrees to cut spending. Either way, default risk is eliminated. Republicans will look responsible because they will be acting responsibly, and the markets couldn’t care less about which Members take political heat for casting these unpopular votes.
Read more The venue shifts
20 December 2012 9 Comments
Since the Speaker announced plan B at the beginning of the week, the venue for substantive negotiations has shifted from Obama/Boehner to a standard House/Senate dynamic.
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