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There

are a deluge of budget proposals and compromises that Congress is

trying to quickly wade through as the August 2nd

date for default on our federal debt draws near. On one side, House

Republicans refuse to raise the debt ceiling without a deal to cut

spending, and have rhetorically reduced budget cuts to a dichotomy of

prosperity or decline. They insist on no new revenues and

social-program sacrifices to get our country back on track

financially. On other hand, there are a congeries of Democratic

voices that suggest everything from cutting entitlement programs ...

Earlier this week I went to Washington, D.C. for the international conference of RESULTS, a nonpartisan organization working to end hunger and poverty by empowering individuals to exercise their personal and political power. The goal of RESULTS is captured in this quote by former Oregon Republican Senator Mark Hatfield:“We stand by as children starve by the millions because we lack the will to eliminate hunger. Yet we have found the will to develop missiles, capable of flying over the polar cap and landing within a few hundred feet of their target. This is not innovation. It is a ...

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On June 6th, 103

Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives lead by

Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) sent a letter to Speaker of the

House John Boehner (R-OH) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor

(R-VA) calling for a “Cut, Cap, and Balance” strategy for dealing

with the nation's large federal debt. The letter comes amidst

pressure to raise the debt ceiling as we approach a possible

government default in August. While raising the debt ceiling is

nothing new – and indeed has been done ten times in the past decade

– this ...