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The President Should Stop Borrowing Through Executive Action
This week, a Missouri court will hear oral arguments in a case challenging the legality of President Biden‘s student debt income-driven repayment plan...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2025
Updated 9/27/24: On September 26, 2024, following passage by both chambers of Congress, the President signed a continuing resolution to extend...
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It’s Time to End the Employee Retention Tax Credit
The bipartisan Employee Retention Tax Credit Repeal Act was introduced this week by Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Joe Manchin...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Discretionary 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
Improper 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
According 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
Last 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
Pell 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
What 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
On 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
With 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?
We recently estimated the President’s new student debt cancellation plan would cost between $250 billion and $750 billion over a decade, and have...