Budgets & Projections
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Comparing the Major Budgets and Updated Simpson-Bowles
Read moreWe've already provided topline comparisons of the budget metrics in the FY 2016 Congressional budgets and the President's budget, showing that most of...
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Rep. Mulvaney: "The Republican Budget Is a Deficit Bust"
Read moreRep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) wrote a commentary published in The Wall Street Journal on Monday in which he decried the recently-passed budgets in the...
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Sharpening the Axe: How the House and Senate Budgets Handle the Sequester
Read moreWith the Murray-Ryan deal expiring at the end of September, the sequester will once again be a hot topic as lawmakers will be prompted to deal with...
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The CBO Directorship Changes Hands Today
Read moreUpdate: Director Hall has written an introductory blog post. Today marks not just April Fool's Day but also the end of Doug Elmendorf's six-plus year...
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Budget Rules! Process in the House and Senate Budgets
Read moreNow that the Senate and House have passed their respective budget resolutions, a budget conference committee is right around the corner. One aspect of...
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Debt and Deficits Under the FY 2016 Budgets
Read moreWith budget consideration underway this week, the House has passed its own resolution and rejected several proposed alternatives, while the Senate...
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Progressive Caucus Releases Alternative Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) threw their hat into the budget ring last week with the release of their “ People’s Budget”. This is the...
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Senate Amendment Would Take Further Step Back on War Spending
Read moreA big discussion has ensued in both the House and Senate about defense spending, and for the FY 2016 budget, that has meant how much to increase war...
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Warner Amendment Would Restore Program Integrity Funding
Read moreThe Senate is undergoing vote-a-rama, an annual event where the Senate considers hundreds of amendments before voting on the budget resolution. Of the...
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Ways & Means Committee Adds $270 Billion to Deficits by Repealing Estate Tax
Read moreThe House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday approved the “Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015,” which would permanently repeal the estate tax that applies...
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Senate Amends Budget Resolution in Committee
Read moreWhile considering the FY 2016 budget, the Senate Budget Committee voted on about 50 amendments before passing the budget resolution on a party line 12...