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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreDiscretionary funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 will expire on September 30, and Congress has so far enacted zero of the 12 full-year appropriations...
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Improper Payments Cost the Government Billions
Read moreImproper payments cost the federal government $236 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, according to testimony from the Government Accountability Office...
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Lawsuit Alleges Department of Education May Imminently Cancel Student Debt
Read moreAccording to a complaint filed by a coalition of state attorneys general (AGs) led by Missouri, the Department of Education is preparing student loan...
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Student Borrowers Deserve Solutions, Not More Legal Battles
Read moreLast week, the Department of Education announced it will take the “next step toward additional debt relief” for student loan borrowers. In particular...
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Pell Grant Shortfall Remains a Threat
Read morePell Grant costs will exceed new funding over the next decade, based on the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline, depleting nearly all...
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Appropriations 101
Read moreWhat are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are...
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Comments on Proposed Rule to Waive Student Debt
Read moreOn May 17, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein submitted comments on the...
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Congressionally Approved Ukraine Aid Totals $175 Billion
Read moreWith the recent passage of the national security supplementals, Congress has now approved nearly $175 billion of aid and military assistance to...
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How Much Would Student Loan “Hardship” Provision Cost?
Read moreWe recently estimated the President’s new student debt cancellation plan would cost between $250 billion and $750 billion over a decade, and have...
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The Total Cost of Student Debt Cancellation
Read moreIncluding the Biden Administration’s new student debt cancellation plan, we estimate all recent student debt cancellation policies will cost a...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2024
Read moreUpdated 4/24/2024: On Tuesday, April 23, the Senate passed a package of national security-oriented bills passed by the House on Saturday, April 20...
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What's in the Latest House National Security Supplementals?
Read moreThe House of Representatives is set to soon vote on a series of national security-related supplemental appropriations bills. Three of the bills...