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Oct 26, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Maya MacGuineas: Reconciliation can work if Congress sets priorities and cuts the games

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Oct 21, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

BBB Expirations Could Hide $1 to $2 Trillion of True Costs

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Oct 26, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Maya MacGuineas: Reconciliation can work if Congress sets priorities and cuts the games

Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an...
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Oct 22, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

House Child Care Plan Cost Could Double If Made Permanent

As lawmakers discuss making numerous parts of the Build Back Better plan expire early, at least one part of the House bill — the expanded child care...
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Oct 21, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

BBB Expirations Could Hide $1 to $2 Trillion of True Costs

As negotiations over President Biden’s Build Back Better reconciliation package continue, lawmakers are reportedly considering an extension of the...
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Oct 19, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Chartbook: Build Back Better for Less

Policymakers are apparently now targeting $1.5 trillion to $2.3 trillion of gross spending increases and tax cuts for their Build Back Better...
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Oct 18, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Appropriations Watch: FY 2022

Updated 10/18/21: The Senate released its remaining appropriations bills on Monday, Oct. 18, setting the stage for negotiations with the House on an...
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Oct 12, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Build Back Better for Less: Two Illustrative Packages

Note: We have published a chartbook to accompany this paper. Policymakers are apparently now targeting $1.5 trillion to $2.3 trillion of gross...
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Sep 23, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending| Budget Process

Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns

The new fiscal year (FY) will begin on October 1, 2021, and Congress has so far enacted none of the 12 appropriations bills setting discretionary...
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Sep 21, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

Five Ways to Improve the FY 2022 Reconciliation Package

Congress is attempting to enact a large and ambitious agenda of new programs through the reconciliation process. While President Biden has made the...
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Sep 3, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

Biden Administration’s SNAP Increase Could Add $180 Billion to Deficits

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced it will be revising the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), used for the calculation of...
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