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Jun 7, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Budgeting for the Next Generation: How Do Kids Fare?

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May 10, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Explaining the House Farm Bill

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Aug 9, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending| Taxes

A Plan to Save the Highway Trust Fund

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) recently introduced a discussion draft of legislation to improve the...
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Aug 1, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Appropriations Watch: FY 2019

Last Updated 8/1/2018 Congress began appropriations work for FY 2019 in April. The enactment of the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act increased defense and...
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Jul 25, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Newest Kids' Share Report Projects Further Decline in Spending on Children

Federal spending on children will continue its expected decline, falling to roughly 7 percent of outlays and less than 2 percent of the economy...
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Jul 6, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

By 2048, Only 6% of the Budget Will Go to Children

The Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) recent long-term budget outlook not only forecasts rapidly rising levels of debt but also suggests...
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Jun 28, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Farm Bill Is a Missed Opportunity

For Immediate Release Today, the Senate passed the Agriculture Improvement Act (Farm Bill), which would extend a variety of farm subsidy and...
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Jun 21, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Did the U.S. Really Spend $7 Trillion on Middle Eastern Wars?

In a roundtable in Minnesota yesterday, President Donald Trump claimed "we have $7 trillion in the Middle East", a rephrasing of his previous claims...
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Jun 18, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Options for the Pension Committee to Consider

As we recently explained, proposals from the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Plans could include considerable costs. The Joint...
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Jun 13, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Rescission Bill Should Be No-Brainer

For Immediate Release The House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill to rescind $14.7 billion in federal funds last week that the Congressional...
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Jun 11, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

CRFB on Facing the Future: Federal Investment in Children is Dwindling

Children are getting an increasingly small share of the federal budget, even as we are burdening them with immense debt. In an episode of the Concord...
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