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We Need to Break Our Addiction to Debt
Read moreFor Immediate Release Congress is currently debating a deal to increase spending caps and fund the government through the remainder of the current...
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Proposed Legislation Compounds Debt and Deficit Issues of the Tax Bill
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House of Representatives is scheduled to consider legislation to fund the government through January 19th and temporarily...
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Budgeting for the Next Generation: A New Series on Children and the Federal Budget
Read moreThe federal budget is arguably the most comprehensive representation of the federal government’s priorities. Policymakers use the budget to determine...
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Gimmicks to Look Out For in a Spending Deal
Read moreWith Congress moving toward funding the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2018, pressure is mounting to increase discretionary spending...
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Discretionary Cap Deal Could Cost Over $100 Billion Per Year
Read moreLawmakers are reportedly considering a year-end deal to repeal the sequester and increase discretionary spending potentially as much as $230 billion...
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Policymakers Should Reform Student Loan Programs
Read moreLawmakers will need offsets to keep year-end legislation from substantially worsening the debt, and one area we've suggested in our Mini-Bargain and...
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December Legislation Could Bring Back Trillion-Dollar Deficits
Read moreCongress has a lot on its plate this holiday season. Sadly, they seem far more focused on legislation to increase our post-war record-high national...
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Disaster Relief Deserves Offsets
Read moreFor Immediate Release Last week, the Trump Administration requested $44 billion of disaster relief funding, on top of roughly $50 billion of disaster...
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Leon Panetta: Blowing Up the Debt is a Threat to America
Read moreAs the tax bills under consideration by the Congress make clear, the congressional budget process is badly broken — and there’s no longer any pretense...
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Leon Panetta and Other Former Defense Secretaries: Debt-Increasing Tax Bill Threatens National Security
Read moreAn open letter to Congressional leaders from Leon Panetta, Ash Carter and Chuck Hagel.
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A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget: An Update
Read moreNote: This paper is an update from our August 2017 piece “ A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget .” It adds a new section on how to pay for disaster...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
Read moreWe have updated this document. The most recent version is available here. It’s déjà vu all over again, again – Congress seems to be waiting until the...