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Pell Grant Shortfall Remains a Threat
Read morePell 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
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate...
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Comments on Proposed Rule to Waive Student Debt
Read moreOn 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
Read moreWith 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?
Read moreWe recently estimated the President’s new student debt cancellation plan would cost between $250 billion and $750 billion over a decade, and have...
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The Total Cost of Student Debt Cancellation
Read moreIncluding the Biden Administration’s new student debt cancellation plan, we estimate all recent student debt cancellation policies will cost a...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2024
Read moreNote: For the latest fiscal year, click here . Updated 4/24/2024: On Tuesday, April 23, the Senate passed a package of national security-oriented...
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What's in the Latest House National Security Supplementals?
Read moreThe House of Representatives is set to soon vote on a series of national security-related supplemental appropriations bills. Three of the bills...
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Student Debt Plan Would Add Hundreds of Billions to Deficit
Read moreThe Biden Administration recently announced a new plan to cancel student debt for up to 30 million borrowers and released a preliminary rule this...
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Adding Debt to Tax Deal Would Be a Costly Blunder
Read moreSome lawmakers have recently suggested combining the House-passed Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (also known as Wyden-Smith...
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CRFB Reacts to President Biden’s Student Loan Plan
Read morePresident Biden today announced a new student debt cancellation plan. Specifically, the plan would cancel up to $20,000 of accrued interest for...
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Student Debt Cancellation Resources Page
Read moreOverview Student debt cancellation has gained attention in recent years as a policy proposal to address rising student debt levels in the United...