Domestic Spending
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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 moreThis paper has been updated here. What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2024
Read moreNote: For the latest fiscal year, click here . Updated 4/24/2024: On Tuesday, April 23, the Senate passed a package of national security-oriented...
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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...
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Comparing 2024 Appropriations Levels
Read moreWith the passage of the second continuing resolution (CR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, Congress should turn to passing full-year appropriations bills...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. The first continuing resolution (CR) for fiscal year (FY) 2024 expires on November 17, 2023, and Congress has so far...
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Paying for Emergency Funding
Read moreAs Congress considers $14 billion of emergency funding to aid Israel and potentially tens of billions more in other one-time foreign and domestic...
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Any Domestic Supplemental Should Be Paid For
Read moreThe White House submitted a supplemental appropriations request for domestic needs yesterday totaling $56 billion. The request includes funding for...
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IRS Rescission Would Worsen Deficits
Read moreRescinding $25 billion of IRS funding would result in the loss of $49 billion in revenue and increase deficits by $24 billion over ten years...