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CBO Releases Options to Shore Up Highway Trust Fund
Read moreSeveral of the country’s most important trust funds are rapidly headed toward insolvency and will run out of reserves sooner than projected due to the...
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ARCHIVE: Budget Offsets Bank
Read moreNote (7/14/2022): This analysis is now out of date. We released an updated version of this analysis, available here, which includes updated options...
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Break Glass Here: A Responsible Plan to Combat the Next Recession
Read moreThe United States is in the midst of one of the longest periods of sustained economic growth in its history, but there are signs that this prolonged...
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A Plan to Raise the Caps Without Breaking the Bank
Read moreDue to the large temporary increase in discretionary spending levels for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, spending is...
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Lawmakers Should Offset Latest Disaster Relief Package
Read moreYesterday, the Senate voted to appropriate an additional $19 billion in disaster relief to aid the damage caused by wildfires, hurricanes, and storms...
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Options to Offset An Infrastructure Package
Read moreA meeting between Democratic Congressional leaders and President Trump a few weeks ago raised the possibility of an infrastructure package. The...
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CBO Releases Latest Budget Options Report
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its "Options for Reducing the Deficit, 2019-2028" report, featuring 121 policy options and their...
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Options for the Pension Committee to Consider
Read moreAs we recently explained, proposals from the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Plans could include considerable costs. The Joint...
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VA Cap Adjustment Could Cost Over $55 Billion
Read moreThe VA MISSION Act that passed both Houses of Congress last month may get a whole lot more expensive. As part of the Veterans Affairs (VA)...
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Options to Help Pay for the Big Six Tax Reform Framework
Read moreThe unified framework for tax reform released by the White House and GOP Congressional leaders includes several provisions that could result in about...
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Options for Meeting the House Budget's Reconciliation Instructions
Read moreThe Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 House budget resolution includes reconciliation instructions requiring 11 House committees to report legislation that...
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Options to Help Pay For the Trump Tax Plan
Read morePresident Trump's tax reform proposal could cost $5.5 trillion over 10 years, but many of the details that might bring the price tag down have not...