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Has the Military Been Cut 25 Percent?
Read moreDuring last night's debate, Gov. Huckabee said, “We’ve reduced the military by 25 percent under President Obama.” There are a lot of ways to interpret...
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Can We Fix the Debt Solely by Cutting Welfare Spending?
Read moreSome candidates may suggest that we can fix the debt simply by cutting welfare spending, but there is not enough spending in this category to...
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Can We Solve Our Debt Situation by Cutting Waste, Fraud, Abuse, Earmarks, and/or Foreign Aid?
Read moreWhen asked how they will fix the debt, many candidates may point to seemingly painless solutions such as reducing fraud, ending earmarks, or cutting...
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Fiscal FactCheck: 16 Budget Myths to Watch Out For in the 2016 Campaign
Read moreUpdate: The original version of this paper had a mathematical typo, saying that Medicare beneficiaries get, on average, 350% more out of the program...
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Is Deficit Reduction Code for Austerity, Which Will Harm the Economy?
Read moreSome policymakers and commentators have conflated calls for deficit reduction with calls for austerity. It is true that some countries have enacted...
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Taking a Closer Look at the Senate's Highway Bill
Read moreWe commended the Senate last week for seeking a long-term solution to the highway funding shortfall and for funding its proposal with real offsets...
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Unpaid-For Veterans Provisions Piggyback on Transportation Bill
Read moreBefore Congress leaves for August, they must pass a transportation bill extending highway programs and transferring additional money into the Highway...
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Senate Transportation Bill Finds Offsets for Three Years of Funding
Read moreThe Senate is discussing a bill that would reauthorize highway programs for six years and provide $47.6 billion of funding to cover the Highway Trust...
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Bipartisan House Bill Would Keep Extra Congressional Allowances Unspent
Read moreReps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Pat Tiberi (R-OH) introduced a bipartisan bill (H.R. 3077, the Giveback Deficit...
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Second Half of the Year Means Plenty of Fiscal Speed Bumps Ahead
Read moreAs we move past the midpoint of 2015, several fiscal deadlines are fast approaching. Congress is preparing to act on two important Fiscal Speed Bumps...
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