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How the House Could Meet the Budget Resolution's Reconciliation Instructions
Read moreThe FY 2019 House budget resolution calls for $6.5 trillion of policy savings over ten years, but the true action is in the reconciliation...
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Summarizing the FY 2019 House Budget Resolution
Read moreHouse Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack (R-AR) released his Chairman's Mark of the House FY 2019 budget resolution. The budget resolution calls...
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Rescissions, How Do They Work?
Read moreRecent press reports have indicated that the Trump Administration is looking to use a process known as rescission to cut spending from the recent...
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Maya MacGuineas to Testify Before Two Congressional Committees on Wednesday
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas will testify before two House Committees on Wednesday, March 14 on two important...
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The Tax Bill Conference Committee Can Make The Final Bill Responsible
Read moreBoth the House and Senate versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) as currently written would cost nearly $1.5 trillion on a conventional basis...
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Both House and Senate Tax Bills Carry Substantial Costs
Read moreAccording to the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), the Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will add $1.5 trillion to the debt before...
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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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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the House Tax Bill
Read moreHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) has released the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the first version of tax reform to be put into...
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Senate Budget Is More Irresponsible Than the House
Read moreThe House of Representatives is expected to vote this week to adopt the Senate’s budget resolution, rather than support their own budget resolution...
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A Tale of Two Budgets
Read moreFor Immediate Release This week, the House is voting on a Fiscal Year 2018 budget while at the same time the Senate is debating its own version – and...
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Problem Solvers Caucus Finds Bipartisan Compromise on Health Care
Read moreThe bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus last week released a plan to stabilize the individual insurance market and make other changes to health care...
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The FY 2018 House Budget and Budget Gimmicks
Read moreThe House Budget Committee recently passed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget resolution that proposes a path to a balanced budget after ten years...