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Can Delaney Provide a Bipartisan Way Forward for Infrastructure and Tax Reform?
Read moreAs discussions about President-elect Trump's first 100 days agenda continue, Representative John Delaney (D-MD) is suggesting that a bill he proposed...
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Senator James Lankford Releases Second Federal Fumbles Report
Read moreSenator James Lankford (R-OK) today released his second annual report on the federal government’s wasteful spending, Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the...
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Gene Steuerle: Six Bipartisan Opportunities for President-elect Trump
Read moreI have never believed that candidates should lay out detailed policy agendas in their campaigns. While broad outlines are helpful, the specifics are...
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Explaining Donald Trump's Penny Plan for Non-Defense Spending
Read moreMuch of the attention in Thursday's remarks by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has focused on his revised tax plan, but another new...
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How Much Would Trump's New Defense Plan Cost?
Read moreRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump introduced a proposal today to increase defense spending and rebuild the military. Specifically, his...
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CBO: Federal Investment is Good for Long-Term Growth - If It's Paid For
Read morePublic investment has the potential to significantly increase economic growth, but only if its paid for – that's the key finding of a recent report...
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Maya MacGuineas: We Can't Borrow Our Way to Prosperity
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, wrote an op-ed that...
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House Republicans Release Poverty Recommendations
Read moreThe House Republicans' Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility released a report this week outlining recommendations for poverty...
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McCain Amendment Would Undermine Appropriations Discipline
Read moreWhen the Senate considers this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) is...
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Zika Debate Provides An Opportunity to Discuss How Emergencies Are Funded
Read moreCurrently, Congress is debating if and how to provide emergency funding to fight the Zika virus. While the President has requested $1.9 billion in...
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Christmas for the Pentagon Is Early This Year: Statement by Maya MacGuineas
Read moreThe defense authorization bill reported by the House Armed Services Committee would funnel $23 billion of war funds to the Pentagon for basic expenses...
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FAA Bill Should Not Turn Into an April Christmas Tree
Read moreUpdate: The Congressional Budget Office has released its score of the Senate FAA bill, estimating that it would reduce ten-year deficits by a small...