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Newest Senate Reconciliation Bill Would Explode the Debt
Read moreSee 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
Read moreAs 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
Read moreNote: (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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreYesterday 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
Read moreThe 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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A $2 Trillion Cut Compared to $86 Trillion in Spending
Read moreThe 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreDiscretionary 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...
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Options for Student Loan Savings
Read moreUpdate: The offset options below were estimated prior to enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and have not been updated. OBBBA replaced...
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Pell Grant Program Is In Serious Trouble
Read moreThe Pell Grants program is now expected to run out of reserves by the end of this year and is expected to face a $71 billion to $111 billion ten-year...
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More than 4/5 of Spending Growth Will Come from Social Security, Health, & Interest
Read moreFrom Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to 2035, nominal spending will grow by 53 percent according to the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline. About...