Centrist Policy Network Archives

CAFTA – A Solid Day’s Work Advancing America’s Economic and Security Interests
Summary and Analysis of Senator DeMint’s “Stop the Raid on Social Security Act of 2005”
Ways and Means Mock-Up Document Makes Constructive Improvements in DR-CAFTA
The Breakdown in the Bipartisan Consensus on Trade
Op-Ed By Maya MacGuineas: Individual Accounts As Part of Social Security Reform From A Fiscally Responsible Perspective
A Preliminary Analysis of Sen. Hagel's Social Security Proposal
Blue Dog Budget Reform Plan
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid and the Medically Underserved
The Kolbe-Boyd Social Security Reform Bill
NOTE: WE HAVE REVISED THE FORMAT OF THIS WEBSITE.
Progressivity Analysis of Sen. Graham's Social Security Proposal
Spinsanity's New Book -- Shining A Light on "He-Said, She-Said" Journalism
A Bipartisan Children's Savings Account Bill
Deficits for Stimulus Were OK. But Now?
Class Action Reform and a Congress That Can't
Political Polarization Not Shared By Voters?
Ducking a Debate on the Debt Limit
Democratic Leaders Should Embrace the Drug Discount Cards
Sen. Lieberman's "Present Value" Budgeting Proposal
Moderate Republicans Need A Tougher, Sharper Identity
Kerry Talks Social Security
Ground Swell of Grass Roots Independents?
Well Duh! Higher-Income People More Confident During Tax Filing Season
Rep. Houghton's Tax Simplification Proposals
Republican Moderates and Conservative Democrats Urge Tougher Budget Rules
Blue Dog Motion to Instruct Conferees on Pay as You Go
For Kerry, A Positive Move on Corporate Taxes
A Better Budget -- The House "Blue Dog" Alternative
The Administration Finally Releases Some Medicare Drug Estimates
Draft "Blue Dog" Democrats' Budget Enforcement Proposal
Republican "Main Street" Budget Principles
"Independent Nation" by John P. Avlon
New Survey Spotlights Swing Voters
Kerry's Health Care Populism -- How Deep?
Senate Finance Committee Priorities for 2004
What Is a Fiscal Conservative Anyway?
"Stop Us Before We Spend Again?"
Medicare, Tax Cuts, and The Era of BS Budgeting
A Different Approach to Malpractice Reform
Some Bigger Ideas for the Presidential Race
A Disappointing SOTU for Domestic Policy
When Treasury Secretaries Attack!
Medicare Follow-Up?
CBO's New Long-Term Budget Projections
Legislative Text and CBO Estimates of Medicare Conference Agreement
Put Social Security Reform in the President's Budget
Summary of Medicare Conference Agreement (November 16)
Drug Benefits and the Emperor's Clothes
Rx Plan "A" Is Still Alive and Twitching
Arnold the Centrist?
Expanding the Health Care Tax Credit
"War Tax" Options
New Medicare and Rx Drug Resources
A Challenge to Both Left and Right on Social Security Reform
An Exit Strategy for the Medicare Conferees
It's the Confidence, Stupid.
California Centrists?
Economic Agencies Should Be Sounding Alarms
A Cease-Fire on Social Security Demagoguery?
New Legislative Resources: Senate Transitional Coverage Proposal and Bilirakis-Towns Health "Certificate" Act
Medicare Needs FEHB-Style “High Option” Health Plans
New Medicare Drug Resource Page
Time for A Tax and Budget Reform Commission
Some Uninspiring Health Proposals
CBO's Blurry Medicare Estimates
Add Immediate "Catastrophic" Drug Coverage to Medicare
CBO Now Says Deficit Will Be Over $400 Billion
Possible Amendments to the Senate Medicare Compromise
Just Say "No" to Grover's Total War Politics
No Sellout Here: CED Focuses on the Future
Another Gimmicky Tax Cut
Bush Should Remember the Next Generations
CBO Releases New Estimates of Number of Uninsured
FY2003 Deficit Likely to Top $350 Billion
Bush Needs A Reform Strategy, Cannot "Run Out The Clock"
The Commonwealth Fund's Surprisingly Relevant Universal Coverage Proposal
The Club for Growth's Ridiculous Attack on Republican Moderates
An Economic Plan That Cancels Itself