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Comparing the Senate and House OBBBAs
The Senate has passed its version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 reconciliation bill – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The table below is a...
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Senate OBBBA Includes Major "RECA" Entitlement Expansion
In addition to adding an extra $1.1 trillion to the national debt above the House bill to a total of over $4.1 trillion, the Senate-passed One Big...
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Newest Senate Reconciliation Bill Would Explode the Debt
See full paper on how Senate OBBBA Violates House Budget Instructions HERE See full paper on how Senate Reconciliation Bill Could Add Over $4 Trillion...
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Senate Reconciliation Bill Could Add Over $4 Trillion to Debt
As it currently stands, the Senate reconciliation bill is likely to add $3.5 to $4.2 trillion to the debt through Fiscal Year (FY) 2034, based on our...
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Breaking Down the One Big Beautiful Bill
Note: (06/23/2025) Some categorizations and numbers in the Ways and Means' section of the table below have been updated to more accurately reflect the...
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Changes Move Reconciliation Bill in the Wrong Fiscal Direction
The House of Representatives may vote on the reconciliation package, or the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), this week. House leadership...
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House Education and Workforce Committee Proposes $349 Billion in Offsets
Yesterday the House Education and Workforce Committee released its part of the House reconciliation package, which would save an estimated $349...
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The Department of Education Is Putting Student Loans Back on Track
The Department of Education announced yesterday a multi-pronged plan to restart collections on defaulted loans and begin an outreach campaign to...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2025
Updated 3/19/25: On March 14, the Senate passed a final continuing resolution to extend government funding through the end of the fiscal year, thereby...
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A $2 Trillion Cut Compared to $86 Trillion in Spending
The House-adopted Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget resolution calls for up to $2 trillion in spending cuts as partial offsets for $4.8 trillion of tax...
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Potential Savings from Shrinking the Federal Workforce
The Trump Administration has called for significant reductions to the federal workforce and has begun the process by laying off a number of federal...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Discretionary funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 will expire on March 14, and Congress has so far enacted zero of the 12 full-year appropriations bills...