12/16/19
SAFE seeks to enlist Sen. Rand Paul as an ally who could help to build support for our suggestion that balancing the budget should be the top issue in the 2020 presidential race. Read More...Tags: Sen. Tom Carper, balanced solution, Fiscal Commission, Bowles-Simpson commission, President Donald Trump, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Chuck Schumer , Sen. Chris Coons, Chris Wallace, Russell Vought, Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Mike Enzi, Joint Select Committe re budget process, Democratic primaries debates, Republican tax cuts, special tax breaks, USA Today, Joe Biden, Ross Perot
10/28/19
In addition to letters urging that presidential candidates offer plans for balancing the budget, SAFE is available for discussion. A recent meeting with Sen. Tom Carper went well. Read More...Tags: fiscal status in 1996, OMB , CBO , fiscal status currently, Jim Thomen, Sen. Tom Carper, Bipartisan Budget Act, Balanced Budget Agreement, President Bill Clinton, Rep. John Kasich, Republcan tax cuts, stock buybacks, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, President Donald Trump, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Great Recession, Obama administration, Keynesian economics, Senate Budget Committee, Ross Perot, GAO, high-risk areas, tax gap, improper payments, Governor Pete DuPont, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Bowles-Simpson commission
03/21/16
If the presidential candidates mean what they are saying, the Trans-Pacific Partnership may be doomed. Read More...Tags: NAFTA, Mexico, Canada, Ross Perot, trade agreements, "fast track" approval, TPA, TPP , Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. John Kasich, currency manipulation