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Joe Biden's Preschool and K-12 Education Plan
Read moreDemocratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden has proposed his Plan for Educators, Students, and our Future focused on...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2020
Read moreNote: For the latest fiscal year, click here . Updated 12/24/2019: Congress did not complete action on appropriations before the end of the fiscal...
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Cory Booker's "Baby Bonds" Plan
Read morePresidential candidate Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has put forward a proposal to establish savings accounts for every child born in America funded...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
Read moreThe fiscal year began on Oct. 1, 2019, and Congress has enacted none of 12 appropriations bills setting discretionary spending levels. Lawmakers have...
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Statement on Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House of Representatives is voting Monday on H.R. 2440, the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act. The...
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President Trump Bolsters Administrative PAYGO Through Executive Order
Read moreLast week, President Trump signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to identify and propose offsets whenever they propose an action that...
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Will Thanksgiving Appropriations Be Stuffed with Debt?
Read moreHaving just enacted a continuing resolution last week to extend current government funding through November 21, policymakers must now work toward the...
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Elizabeth Warren's Higher Education Plan
Read moreIn April, 2020 presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) unveiled a plan for “universal free public college and cancellation of student...
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Was a "No" Vote on the Budget Deal a Vote for "More Spending"?
Read moreIn support of the $1.7 trillion Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (BBA19), Senator David Perdue (R-GA) gave a floor speech and penned an op-ed arguing...
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Addressing Common Claims About the Budget Deal
Read moreThe President and Congressional leaders announced a plan to raise the caps on discretionary spending by $322 billion for Fiscal Years (FY) 2020 and...
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Budget Deal's Offsets Don't Even Cover The Interest
Read morePresident Trump and leaders in Congress announced a deal this week to increase caps on discretionary spending by $169 billion in 2020 and $153 billion...
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Co-Chairs Daniels, Panetta, & Penny Statement on Budget Agreement
Read moreFor Immediate Release Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Co-Chairs Governor Mitch Daniels, Secretary Leon Panetta, and Congressman Tim Penny...