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Addressing the Statutory PAYGO Scorecard
Read moreThere is currently a massive $1.7 trillion balance on the statutory PAYGO scorecard for 2025. Under current law, this balance is slated to trigger a...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2025
Read moreUpdated 9/27/24: On September 26, 2024, following passage by both chambers of Congress, the President signed a continuing resolution to extend...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreDiscretionary funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 will expire on September 30, and Congress has so far enacted zero of the 12 full-year appropriations...
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The Kamala Harris Agenda to Lower Costs for American Families
Read moreVice President Kamala Harris released a document today – the Agenda to Lower Costs for American Families – that outlines a number of proposals she...
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Trump and Biden: Tax and Spending Changes
Read moreIn a recent analysis, we estimated that former President Donald Trump approved $8.4 trillion of new ten-year borrowing during his four-year term in...
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Appropriations 101
Read moreWhat are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are...
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Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Read moreUpdated 5/17/2024: The President signed a multi-year Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization on May 16, following House passage on May 15 and...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2024
Read moreUpdated 4/24/2024: On Tuesday, April 23, the Senate passed a package of national security-oriented bills passed by the House on Saturday, April 20...
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Student Debt Cancellation Resources Page
Read moreOverview Student debt cancellation has gained attention in recent years as a policy proposal to address rising student debt levels in the United...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreThe third continuing resolution (CR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 expires in two tranches, the first of which funds 4 of the 12 appropriations bills and...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. The second continuing resolution (CR) for fiscal year (FY) 2024 expires in two tranches, the first of which funds 4...
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Congress Should Avoid Costly Tax Cut Holiday Season
Read moreAccording to press reports , policymakers may be close to reaching a bipartisan tax cut deal that would temporarily restore various business tax...