Budget Process
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New Life for Generational Accounting
Read moreSenators John Thune (R-SD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Chris Coons (D-DE) have introduced the Intergenerational Financial Obligations...
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The Analysis of the Analysis: CRFB's Take on CBO's Immigration Estimates
Read moreCBO's recent budgetary and economic analyses of the Senate immigration bill have been making waves in the political sphere as lawmakers rush to...
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CRFB Looks Toward the Upcoming Fiscal Discussions
Read moreOn May 19, the debt ceiling was reinstated as the Treasury Department began to use extraordinary measures to prevent running up against the debt limit...
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Budget Reforms Come to the Forefront in the House Budget Committee
Read moreLast week, the House Budget Committee released a package of budget process reforms consisting of seven different pieces of legislation. Four of these...
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A Budgetary Look at Immigration Reform
Read moreAs lawmakers gear up to debate immigration reform in the weeks and months ahead, it will likely coincide with the ongoing budget debate in Washington...
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A "Dynamic" Amendment to the Senate Budget
Read moreAmong the many amendments that were voted on to the Senate budget resolution, one caught the eye of POLITICO: Sen. Rob Portman's (R-OH) amendment to...
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Notable Amendments to the Senate-Passed Budget
Read moreAs the Senate worked on its FY 2014 budget resolution, which passed by a 50-49 vote late last week, hundreds of amendments were filed in a process...
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Senator Murray Brings Citizens Into Budget Process
Read moreToday, Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) unveiled a new feature on her Committee's website called MyBudget, which allows constituents...
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House Passes Short-Term Debt Limit Extension
Read moreUpdate: The Bipartisian Policy Center has created an interactive debt ceiling timeline, which can be found here. Today the House passed a temporary...
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New Developments with the Debt Ceiling
Read moreThe House is pressing forward this week on debt ceiling legislation that contains a few different moving parts. The bill would buy lawmakers some more...
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MY VIEW: Judd Gregg January 2013
Read moreIn an op-ed in the Hill, former Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) is calling on Congressional Republicans not to use the debt ceiling as leverage for...
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Op-Ed: Dont Hold the Debt Ceiling Hostage
Read moreThe Hill | January 18, 2013 There appears to be a certain quality of self-immolation to the way the Republicans in Congress are approaching their...