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OBBBA Would Accelerate Social Security & Medicare Insolvency
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees estimated in their 2025 annual reports on the programs that the retirement and hospital trust funds will...
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Senate Reconciliation Bill Could Add Over $4 Trillion to Debt
Read moreAs it currently stands, the Senate reconciliation bill is likely to add $3.5 to $4.2 trillion to the debt through Fiscal Year (FY) 2034, based on our...
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Senate Proposes $4.2 Trillion of Tax Cuts
Read moreNote: the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) has put together a current law score of the Senate Finance Committee tax proposals, which roughly match...
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Reconciliation Could Increase Spending Under Senate Instructions
Read moreThe Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 concurrent budget resolution reconciliation instructions would allow the House to add up to $2.8 trillion to primary...
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Comparing the House vs. Senate on FY 2025 Reconciliation
Read moreThe concurrent budget resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 has been adopted by both the House and Senate. It includes reconciliation instructions that...
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What’s in the Senate’s Concurrent FY 2025 Budget?
Read moreUpdate (4/11/2025): The Senate adopted the budget described below on April 5, 2025, and the House adopted the budget on April 10, 2025, making this...
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The House’s $2 Trillion in Spending Cuts Should Be an Absolute Minimum
Read moreThe reconciliation instructions in the House’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget resolution – which allow up to $2.8 trillion of net borrowing through 2034...
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Senators Push Back Against Current Policy Gimmick
Read moreUpdate: JCT issued a response to the letter confirming the default approach to scoring tax legislation is using a current law baseline as established...
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Chartbook: Reconciliation 101
Read moreOn February 25, Marc Goldwein, senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, gave a presentation...
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What’s in the Senate Budget Committee’s Budget Resolution?
Read moreThe Senate Budget Committee recently reported out a budget resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 through 2034 and will soon consider it in the full...
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Congress Should Avoid a Costly End-of-Year Package
Read moreWith debt nearing record levels, interest payments surging, and major trust funds approaching insolvency, Congress should avoid worsening our already...
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Reconciliation 101
Read moreWhat is Reconciliation? How do Reconciliation Instructions Work? Can a Reconciliation Bill Add to the Deficit? What is the “Byrd Rule”? What are Other...