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SEC. 125. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT PANEL.

…available on transactions under the program has contributed to market transparency. (iv) The effectiveness of foreclosure mitigation efforts, and the effectiveness of the program from the standpoint of minimizing long-term…

Soc Sec XVII: Cap Increases & Donut Holes

…this article, the existing cap provides a measure of political protection for the overal program. But if we have to increase it in ways that move Social Security from insurance…

I haven’t done anything wrong

…spit out leads to be explored by counterterrorism programs across the U.S. government, such as the NSA’s own Terrorist Surveillance Program, formed to intercept phone calls and emails between the…

DoD and the GAO

CORRESPONDENCE Status of Selected Aspects of the Coast Guard’s Deepwater Program. GAO-08-270R, March 11 http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-270R LETTER REPORT Joint Strike Fighter: Recent Decisions by DOD Add to Program Risks. GAO-08-388, March…

Medicaid and cost containment

program. IRS has determined that Medicaid payments are not considered ‘‘federal payments’’ and thus not eligible for this program. GAO estimates that for the seven selected states the federal government…

Fact checking the President on SCHIP

…President Bush gave a false description of proposed legislation to expand the 10-year-old federal program to provide health insurance for children in low-income working families. He said it “would result”…

The GOP Talking Point

…to the National Security Agency’s terrorist surveillance program.” I am still a registered Republican, and most Republicans I’ve spoken with are upset about Bush’s fiscal policies, his handling of the…

More on Feingold’s Censure Resolution

…to ground favorable to the White House. The NSA program is relatively popular, indeed is one of the administration’s most popular initiatives at the moment. The White House has a…