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The Health Care Numbers Game

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has said he favors a health care reform plan that would cost "around $900 billion." Tuesday, a Democratic Senate aide said that the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's)estimate of the Senate's health care bill ...

From BRIAN WINGFIELD, Forbes,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. House of Representatives,  Barack Obama,  Congressional Budget Office,  Nancy Pelosi,  Max Baucus

Hindsight On AIG Is 20/20

WASHINGTON -- This week, Neil Barofsky, the official watchdog for the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program, issued his latest analysis on bailout accountability. The topic: American International Group ( AIG - news - people ), ...

From BRIAN WINGFIELD, Forbes,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: United States Department of the Treasury,  Federal Reserve Bank of New York,  Ben Bernanke,  Henry Paulson,  Dow Jones

IRS Sees Success In Anti-Evasion Campaign

WASHINGTON -- Uncle Sam wanted to scare people away from offshore tax havens. Those efforts appear to be succeeding. Tuesday, the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman announced that more than 14,700 U.S. taxpayers have participated in ...

From BRIAN WINGFIELD, Forbes,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Internal Revenue Service,  United States Department of the Treasury,  John Doe,  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Obama's Agenda For China

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama heads to Asia Thursday for a week-long, four-country jaunt. On the agenda: stops in Japan, Singapore (for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit), China and South Korea. Despite all the airport hopping, the ...

From BRIAN WINGFIELD, Forbes,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation,  US State Department,  U.S. Congress

God's Other Banker

When Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein told The Times of London recently that bankers are "doing God's work," the cautionary tale of another successful businessman with ties to finance, London and the Almighty came quickly to mind. Back in the early 19 ...

From BRIAN WINGFIELD, Forbes,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Goldman Sachs,  Lloyd Blankfein,  Roberto Calvi

House Of Health Care Representatives

WASHINGTON -- By a vote of 220-215, the House of Representatives passed a health care reform bill Saturday that includes a government-run insurance plan with the aim of expanding coverage to an additional 36 million people. The lone Republican voting ...

From BRIAN WINGFIELD, Forbes,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama

No Credit To Congress On Deficit

WASHINGTON -- With a Nov. 30 deadline looming, the Senate voted 98-0 Wednesday evening to extend and expand the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers. It's a controversial provision that is projected to cost an additional $10.9 billion over the ...

From BRIAN WINGFIELD, Forbes,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Democratic Party

Look Who's Been Lobbying The White House

It's always easier to lobby Congress than the executive branch, but somebody's got to make the in-person calls to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Late Friday, the White House released a partial list (close to 500 names) of its guest roster this year, many ...

From BRIAN WINGFIELD, Forbes,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: White House,  U.S. Congress,  American Bankers Association,  General Electric,  Andy Stern

Democrats Unveil New Health Reform Plan

WASHINGTON -- The year began with a feverish debate over reckless government spending, due to a $787 billion stimulus plan piled atop a $1.2 billion deficit. And because of Congress' new health care proposals, 2009 looks to end on very much the same ...

From BRIAN WINGFIELD, Forbes,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Congress,  Nancy Pelosi,  Judd Gregg,  Barack Obama

Health Reform By Bleeding The Rich

WASHINGTON -- Democrats in the House of Representatives have unveiled a new health care bill that they say will deliver $30 billion in savings over the next 10 years. But the wealthiest Americans aren't likely to be any happier with it than they were ...

From BRIAN WINGFIELD, Forbes,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Congress,  George W. Bush

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