Deficit

Through November 2023, the United States has imported $20 billion more in agricultural products than it exported — putting the sector on pace to run a record deficit.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 22, 2013 - WASHINGTON – Senators call it the “vote-a-rama,” a rapid-fire series of votes on…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 6, 2012 - House Speaker John Boehner has declared that budget negotiations with the White House…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 14, 2012 - As Republicans and Democrats in Washington debate the looming “fiscal cliff,’’ former…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 24, 2012 - Most people do not realize we are in 2013. For the federal government, 2013 began on…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 17, 2012 - By his calculations, the nation’s financial burden grew by about a quarter of a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 22, 2011 - WASHINGTON - With the deficit "super committee" admitting defeat Monday, members of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 7, 2011 - WASHINGTON - The clock is ticking on the "super committee" set by Congress with the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 26, 2011 - In the aftermath of the debt ceiling debacle last August, a bipartisan Super…

Thank you for joining us earlier this morning for the live webcast of President Obama's address on his deficit reduction plan.For a summary of his address…