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Further Tax Cuts are the Height of Fiscal Irresponsibility
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House Ways and Means Committee released “Tax Reform 2.0" Monday night, which would make permanent most of last year’s tax...
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Ways and Means Subcommittee Examines Changes to the SSDI Appeals Process
Read moreThe House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on July 25 regarding changes to the adjudication process for the Social...
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House to Vote on $90 Billion of Tax Cuts
Read moreThe House of Representatives is voting this week on three bills targeting health care-related tax provisions and expanding the use of Health Savings...
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Policymakers Should Support Deficit Reduction in Financial Services Spending Bill
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House is expected to vote this week on a minibus appropriations bill that includes the Financial Services and General...
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Budget Process Changes in the FY 2019 House Budget
Read moreThe Fiscal Year 2019 House budget resolution contains a number of interesting budget process proposals. The budget passed out of committee last month...
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Congress Should Vote on the Budget
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House Budget Committee passed a budget resolution last week, but lawmakers have not indicated when or if it will come to a...
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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...