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Debt-Funded Restaurant Relief is Unwarranted
Read moreThe House of Representatives today passed a $55 billion relief package aimed towards restaurants and other small businesses, including $42 billion for...
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Student Debt Pause Suggests Lack of Seriousness on Inflation and Deficits
Read moreAccording to news reports, the Administration will once again extend the current moratorium on student debt repayments, this time from May 1 through...
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House Retirement Bill Makes the Grandkids Pay
Read moreThe House is scheduled to vote today on the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 (H.R. 2954), a bill that would change retirement savings...
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It Should Be Easy to Offset Additional COVID Funds
Read moreThe White House has made the case for additional funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic – in particular to purchase vaccines, treatments, testing, and...
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How Much Student Debt Has Already Been Cancelled?
Read moreNote: (8/30/2022): This analysis is now out of date. We released an updated version of this analysis, available here, which updates the estimated cost...
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What's in the FY 2022 Omnibus Bill?
Read moreLast week, Congress passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations bill, which sets appropriations levels and allocations for the remainder...
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Time to Wind Down Remaining COVID Relief
Read moreThough most COVID relief has already been spent, several policies continue to provide ongoing financial support and could be renewed again by Congress...
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Deficit Reduction Through Reconciliation Would Be Great News
Read morePolicymakers are apparently considering developing a new reconciliation package that would focus in part on deficit reduction. The following is a...
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Tax Experts Urge Congress To Fix IRS Backlog And Reduce The Tax Gap
Read moreToday, a diverse group of former tax officials and policy experts sent a letter to the leadership of the Appropriations Committees urging them to...
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Veterans Deserve Care, Not More Debt
Read moreThe House of Representatives is set to vote on the Honoring our PACT Act of 2021 to provide additional benefits to veterans because of exposure to...
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Cancelling Student Debt Would Add to Inflation
Read moreLawmakers and advocates have loudened their calls to cancel student loan debt before the current re-payment moratorium ends on May 1 st. Given the...
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Event Recap: Trust Fund Solutions
Read moreOn February 17, Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and panel of experts to...