- Lori Montgomery
- Reporter
Lori Montgomery covers U.S. economic policy and the federal budget, focusing on efforts to tame the national debt. She has written extensively about every major piece of legislation to pass Congress since 2008, including the TARP bank bailout, the Obama stimulus package and the Democratic overhaul of the health care system. A former foreign correspondent who covered the emerging economies of Central Europe and the war over Kosovo in the late 1990s, Montgomery joined the Post in 2000 to report on local government and politics. A native of Western Pennsylvania, she has also worked for newspapers in Michigan, Texas and Idaho.
Obama budget: National debt to be $1 trillion higher than forecast
President Obama on Monday unveiled a $3.8 trillion spending plan that seeks to pump billions of dollars into the economy while raising taxes on the rich.
Obama budget: National debt will be $1 trillion higher in a decade than previously forecast
President Obama on Monday unveiled a $3.8 trillion spending plan that seeks to pump billions of dollars into the economy while raising taxes on the rich to tame a soaring national debt now projected to grow significantly faster than previously forecast.
White House dismisses GOP criticism of spending request due Monday
Aide says plan charts long-term strategy against debt while offering short-term boost to economy.
Obama’s 2013 budget proposal launches election-year debate
Congress will be sent a 2013 spending plan that would raise taxes on the rich and pump nearly $500 billion into new transportation projects over the next decade.
- Budget to raise taxes on the rich, hike federal spending
- Frustrated GOP freshmen target gimmicks that make it hard to cut the budget
- Van Hollen’s path from political strategy to budget wonkery
- U.S. deficit to top $1 trillion, smallest since ’09
- Mitt Romney’s tax returns shed some light on his investment wealth
- Mitt Romney agrees to release tax returns, estimates 15 percent tax rate
- Washington’s year of drama leaves little done regarding debt
- Medicare spending growth rising slower but enrollment will rise
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