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Lawmakers Urged to Raise Nation's Debt Limit | Wall Street Journal

Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, in an interview said "the time is now" for lawmakers to tackle issue. ... and more »

Congress Braces for Showdown Over Health-Care Reform | U.S. News & World Report

"We've already been hit with the sticker shock of just how much this is going to cost -- a trillion dollars plus in 10 years with higher costs beyond that, so there remain questions about whether this is the right time to be engaging in such an expensive agenda item," said Maya C. MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, in Washington, D.C. She said the House measure doesn't do enough to make "a real dent in the growth of health-care costs."

The Bill for Health Reform | Boston Globe

According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, taxing benefits of those earning more than $250,000 would generate $40 billion over 10 years.

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