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Policymakers Should Reform Student Loan Programs
Read moreLawmakers will need offsets to keep year-end legislation from substantially worsening the debt, and one area we've suggested in our Mini-Bargain and... -
A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget: An Update
Read moreNote: This paper is an update from our August 2017 piece “ A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget .” It adds a new section on how to pay for disaster... -
Senator Flake Releases "Wastebook: PORKémon Go" to Catch Federal Waste
Read moreHoping to “catch egregious spending lurking in federal budgets,” Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) released Wastebook: PORKémon Go yesterday, highlighting 50... -
CBO Releases 2016 Budget Options
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office released a report Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2017 to 2026, with 115 budget options that either increase... -
Governing through Leadership: Steps to Secure Our Fiscal Future
Read moreA Memorandum to President-Elect Donald J. Trump TO: President-Elect Donald J. Trump FROM: Governor Mitch Daniels, Secretary Leon Panetta, Congressman... -
Senator James Lankford Releases Second Federal Fumbles Report
Read moreSenator James Lankford (R-OK) today released his second annual report on the federal government’s wasteful spending, Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the... -
A Lame Duck President in 2017?
Read moreby C. Eugene Steuerle, Maya MacGuineas, Tyler Evilsizer, and Caleb Quakenbush This report represents a joint project of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy... -
Analyzing Clinton's Health and Education Expansions
Read moreDemocratic presidential nominee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently unveiled expansions of her proposals for higher education and... -
House Republicans Release Poverty Recommendations
Read moreThe House Republicans' Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility released a report this week outlining recommendations for poverty... -
Fact Sheet: How much money could Medicare save by negotiating prescription drug prices?
Read moreHow much does Medicare Part D cost? Medicare Part D, which covers prescription drugs for the elderly, spent $62 billion last calendar year. With... -
Adding Up Senator Cruz's Campaign Proposals So Far
Read moreUpdate, 3/8/16: Since this analysis was posted, the Tax Policy Center added an additional policy of Sen. Cruz’s tax plan to their analysis that... -
Adding Up Donald Trump's Campaign Proposals So Far
Read moreNOTE: This is an archive version of this analysis and contains out-of-date estimates. The most up-to-date analysis can be found here: https:/...