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Dec 13 2012
Marc Goldwein, the Associate Director of the Fiscal Commission, sat down with CNN to do an interview on CPI and the Fiscal Cliff.
Dec 12 2012
Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business released their quarterly CFO Survey and found that more than 62% of polled CFOs favored a Simpson-Bowles style plan to fix the debt, which includes increased revenues along with spending cuts.
Dec 10 2012
Erskine Bowles was interviewed on Monday's "Squawk Box" on the Simpson-Bowles plan and where the negotiations on the fiscal cliff should go.
Dec 10 2012
Fiscal Commission joins Chuck Todd on the Daily Rundown, discussing the consequences of the fiscal cliff and the current negotiations.
Dec 3 2012
House speaker John Boehner wrote to President Obama to reject a White House plan to raise tax rates for the wealthiest Americans, suggesting instead a counter-offer that raises Medicare eligibility age. Gwen Ifill talks to Erskine Bowles about his deficit reduction plan and how it differs from current proposals on the table.
Nov 15 2012
Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles appeared on CNBC's Closing Bell to discuss the Fiscal Cliff and why Washington must come together to fix the debt.
Nov 12 2012
One of the co-authors of the Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction plan, which failed to gain the approval of President Barack Obama in 2010, said now that Obama has won a second term in the White House, the political climate will be friendlier to a debt deal.
Nov 12 2012
With time running out before we reach the 'fiscal cliff', many wonder if our political leaders have what it takes to strike a deal. Former Wyoming senator Alan Simpson is one these people.
Nov 8 2012
Erskine Bowles voiced optimism that congressional leaders and President Barack Obama will be able to use the post-election environment to negotiate a deal to head off a looming fiscal crisis.
Nov 8 2012
Fiscal Commission co-chair and former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles publishes on op-ed in the Washington Post addressing the need for Washington to come together and fix the debt.