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The Republican Study Committee's FY 2020 Budget: Preserving American Freedom
Read moreThe Republican Study Committee (RSC) has released its own budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, calling for $10.7 trillion in deficit reduction...
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Letter for the Record on Comprehensive Legislative Proposals on Social Security
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget submitted a letter for the record from CRFB president Maya MacGuineas pertaining to the House Ways and...
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New Budget Cap Plan Would Cost As Much As the Tax Cuts
Read moreEarlier this week, the House Budget Committee reported a bill – the Investing for the People Act of 2019 – that would increase current law caps on...
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Three-Fifths of This Year's Deficit is Policymakers' Fault
Read moreThe budget deficit will be almost $900 billion this year according to projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). By our estimates, 60...
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Budget Changes in Proposed House Rules
Read moreHouse Democrats are proposing a package of rules to govern the House of Representatives in the 116th Congress. The package contains many changes from...
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OMB and Congress Propose New Way to Budget for Federal Buildings
Read moreUPDATE: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced a version of this policy on May 27, 2021. Read about his legislation here. Both lawmakers and...
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Tax Cut Extensions Would Cost $657 Billion
Read moreThe House Ways and Means Committee on Monday released three bills they are dubbing "Tax Reform 2.0." The biggest of these bills would extend many of...
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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...