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A New War Spending Gimmick In The Budget Deal
Read moreThe Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 is now the law of the land. While the law does not necessarily prevent a government shutdown, it does raise the...
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Does the 2015 Budget Act Spend Now and Save Later?
Read moreGovernor John Kasich claimed in the October 28 Republican Debate that the budget deal, formally known as the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, is “the...
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The Tricks and Treats in the Budget Deal
Read moreWith the Senate passing the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 in the wee hours of the morning the bill now heads to the President's desk for signature...
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Fiscal FactCheck: Third Republican Debate
Read moreThis blog is part of the “ Fiscal FactCheck” series designated to examine the accuracy of budget-related statements made during the 2016 presidential...
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Social Security Changes in the Budget Deal
Read moreThe recently-introduced Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 tackles a laundry list of items that lawmakers needed to address over this Congress, including...
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Does the Budget Deal Allow Obama To Borrow Unlimited Amounts?
Read moreIn the Republican debate, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said the recent budget deal “allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money.” Paul is...
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Budget Deal Truly Offsets Only Half Its Cost
Read moreLawmakers are currently considering a budget deal that would increase appropriated spending, suspend the debt limit until March 2017, reallocate...
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Washington Post Praises Rigell Sequester Plan
Read moreOver the weekend, the Washington Post editorial board wrote a piece praising the sequester plan that Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA) released last week. The...
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Update: Why Our Debt Is Still a Problem Even if Deficits Fall
Read moreSeptember 30th marked the end of the Fiscal Year, and the final numbers are in. The deficit for last year was $439 billion, according to the final...
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FY 2015 Deficit Falls to $439 Billion, but Debt Continues to Rise
Read moreThis paper was updated on October 15, 2015 to reflect the final end of year deficit as announced by the Treasury Department. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2015...