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Reconciliation Requires Tradeoffs, Not Gimmicks
Read moreFor Immediate Release Policymakers are reportedly seeking to shrink the “Build Back Better” reconciliation plan from a proposed $3.5 trillion to...
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Requests CBO to Include Debt Servicing Impact in Legislative Cost Estimates
Read moreSenator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Michael Cloud (R-TX), in a bipartisan and bicameral group of 68 lawmakers, this week...
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Co-Chair Lowey Proposes Reforms to the JSC
Read moreThe Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (JSC) continues to work on its recommendations, which are due at the end of...
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Chartbook: Playing By the (Budget) Rules
Read moreBelow is a Chartbook that corresponds to the paper "Playing By the (Budget) Rules: Understanding and Preventing Budget Gimmicks"
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Goldwein and Moller: How Congress Cheats with Our Money — and How We Can Stop It
Read moreMarc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director and Zach Moller is a senior policy analyst at the Committee for a Responsible...
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Playing By the (Budget) Rules: Understanding and Preventing Budget Gimmicks
Read moreThe breakdown in the federal budget process and erosion of budget discipline have led to the increasingly pervasive reliance on budget gimmicks. While...
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Gimmicks to Look Out For in a Spending Deal
Read moreWith Congress moving toward funding the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2018, pressure is mounting to increase discretionary spending...
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House Tax Plan May Add Over $2 Trillion to the Debt
Read moreNote: This blog has been updated from its original posting to account for the new JCT score and a new estimate for the cost of extending the family...
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Five Gimmicks That May Hide the True Costs of Tax Reform
Read moreThe budget resolution recently passed by Congress sets the stage for fast-track tax reform legislation (a process known as reconciliation) that could...
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Temporary Expensing is a Budget Gimmick and a Bad Idea
Read moreOne provision included in the $2.2 trillion "Unified Tax Framework" would allow companies to fully deduct or "expense" capital purchases other than...
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The FY 2018 Senate Budget and Budget Gimmicks
Read moreNote: An amendment was adopted during floor consideration that affects budget gimmicks in the House of Representatives. You can read more on that...
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Maya MacGuineas: Congress, Dump the Budget Gimmicks – We Need Real Reform
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...