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Representatives Lee and Pocan Introduce Defense Spending Cuts Legislation
Earlier this week, Defense Spending Reduction Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) introduced the...
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Adding Up Aid to Ukraine from the U.S. and the Rest of the World
Policymakers are currently considering an additional aid package to Ukraine, with $41 billion of support split roughly evenly between military aid and...
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What's in the FY 2022 Omnibus Bill?
Last week, Congress passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations bill, which sets appropriations levels and allocations for the remainder...
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Heritage Foundation Releases 2022 Budget Blueprint
The Heritage Foundation recently released their 2022 Budget Blueprint, a list of over 200 specific policy proposals that would “roll back excessive...
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Options for a Responsible Defense Budget
Congress is considering the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this month. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a bill...
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Have We Spent Trillions on Wars?
Presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) claimed at the presidential debate last week that the wars in the Middle East "have cost us...
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Addressing Common Claims About the Budget Deal
The President and Congressional leaders announced a plan to raise the caps on discretionary spending by $322 billion for Fiscal Years (FY) 2020 and...
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Budget Deal's Offsets Don't Even Cover The Interest
President Trump and leaders in Congress announced a deal this week to increase caps on discretionary spending by $169 billion in 2020 and $153 billion...
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A Plan to Raise the Caps Without Breaking the Bank
Due to the large temporary increase in discretionary spending levels for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, spending is...
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House Spending Plan Would Increase Discretionary Spending to Record Levels
The House Budget Committee proposal to raise the caps on discretionary spending would add over $2 trillion in projected debt over the next decade...
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Policymakers Should Set Responsible Spending Levels
For Immediate Release Earlier this year, the Trump Administration appeared poised to recommend new discretionary spending levels that would have...
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Are Defense and Disasters Causing the Deficit Increase?
When asked about the increasing deficit, President Trump yesterday pointed to defense spending increases and disaster relief. While both of those...