US Budget Watch - The Wall Street Journal http://usbudgetwatch.org/taxonomy/term/107/0 en Lawmakers Urged to Raise Nation's Debt Limit | Wall Street Journal http://usbudgetwatch.org/news/lawmakers-urged-raise-nations-debt-limit-wall-street-journal <div class="field field-type-link field-field-publication-url"> <div class="field-label">Original URL:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124994128802720681.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124994128802720681.html</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, in an interview said &quot;the time is now&quot; for lawmakers to tackle issue. ... and more&nbsp;&raquo;</p> Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Fiscal Policy Program Maya MacGuineas The Wall Street Journal Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:11:00 +0000 admin 1255 at http://usbudgetwatch.org Budget Deficit Passes $1 Trillion | Wall Street Journal http://usbudgetwatch.org/news/budget-deficit-passes-1-trillion-wall-street-journal <div class="field field-type-link field-field-publication-url"> <div class="field-label">Original URL:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124750836648634011.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124750836648634011.html?mod=googlenews_wsj</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>&quot;Most anybody who's being honest knows we've reached a point where we've got a very dangerous fiscal situation, and it won't fix itself,&quot; said Maya MacGuineas, president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She said the White House and Congress should negotiate a broad plan to reduce deficits now.</p> Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Fiscal Policy Program Maya MacGuineas The Wall Street Journal Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:14:00 +0000 admin 1266 at http://usbudgetwatch.org