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New Bipartisan Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Read moreA new bipartisan bill seeks to drive down prescription drug costs for consumers and the federal government. The Fair Access for Safe and Timely...
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House Keeps Increasing Deficits With Extenders
Read moreThe House passed today two bills permanently reinstating three tax provisions that expired at the end of 2013. Extending these provisions would cost...
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House Affordable Medicines Caucus Has Options
Read moreReps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Keith Rothfus (R-PA) have officially re-launched a bipartisan caucus in the House looking to promote the use of high...
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Want to Understand The Appropriations Process? This 101 Will Tell You Everything You Need to Know
Read moreAppropriations season is in full swing. The House has already passed the Legislative Branch and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs bills, while...
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Comparing Debt Under the FY2015 Budgets
Read moreBudgets for the upcoming fiscal year have been released from the White House, House Republicans, House Democrats, the Republican Study Committee, the...
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The Republican Study Committee's Alternative Budget
Read moreJust after House Democrats released their budget this week, the Republican Study Committee has come out with its own proposal to balance the budget in...
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“Long-Term SCORE Act” Introduced Today
Read moreCongressman Reid Ribble (R-WI) and Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) introduced the Long-Term Studies of Comprehensive Outcomes and Returns for the...
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House Democrats Release Alternative FY 2015 Budget
Read moreThis blog has corrected the amount of Medicare savings in the budget. It previously said $50 billion, but that included the cost of repealing the...
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An Overview of the Ryan FY 2015 Budget
Read moreThis morning, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released his FY 2015 budget proposal, "The Path to Prosperity." The budget reaches balance in...
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House Hearing on 'Why Debt Matters'
Read moreThe House Financial Services Committee held a hearing this morning on " Why Debt Matters," which included testimony by Honeywell CEO Dave Cote, former...
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Steny Hoyer Calls for a 'Grand Bargain'
Read moreHouse Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) called on Congress to lay the groundwork for a budget grand bargain. Speaking this morning, Hoyer urged members...
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Progressive Caucus Releases Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) kicked off the Congressional budget season last week by releasing its " Better Off Budget." This release...