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VA Health Bill Should Be Offset
Read moreThe House will vote this week on a bill that would temporarily extend then replace the Veterans Choice Program, which allows veterans facing long wait...
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Explaining the House Farm Bill
Read moreThe 2014 farm bill expires on September 30, which means policymakers have less than five months to pass a new one. The House Agriculture Committee has...
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What's in the President's Rescission Request?
Read moreUpdate: CBO released an estimate of the effect of the CHIP rescission on outlays and coverage. CBO estimates that the proposed rescission would not...
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Rescission Package Very Small Step in Right Direction
Read moreFor Immediate Release The White House unveiled a $15 billion package of proposed spending rescissions on Tuesday, which they estimated will reduce...
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Multiemployer Pensions: The Next Source of Budget-Busting Legislation?
Read moreThe newly-created Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Plans is tasked with crafting legislation to improve the finances of the nation...
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Rescissions, How Do They Work?
Read moreRecent press reports have indicated that the Trump Administration is looking to use a process known as rescission to cut spending from the recent...
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Did the Last Farm Bill Really Save $100 Billion?
Read moreThe 2014 farm bill is set to expire on September 30, at which point lawmakers will need to renew and perhaps reform farm subsidy and nutrition...
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The Omnibus Spent More than Either Side Asked For
Read moreThe Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA) increased this year's discretionary spending caps by a whopping $143 billion, paving the way for a 13 percent...
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Pro-Growth Infrastructure Needs Concrete Pay-Fors
Read morePolicymakers in Washington have turned their attention to infrastructure, with members of both parties putting forward their own competing proposals...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2018
Read moreCongress has completed action on omnibus appropriations legislation. The House and Senate passed the omnibus bill, and President Trump signed the...
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Spending Deal Sets Dangerous Precedent
Read moreFor Immediate Release Congressional leaders unveiled late Wednesday a bipartisan spending agreement to fund the government through the remainder of...
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Where Does the Higher Spending in the Omnibus Go?
Read morePolicymakers recently announced an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government for the remaining six months of Fiscal Year 2018. The bill funds...