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Hatch Calls for Tax Reform in the 114th Congress
Read moreIf tax reform is going to happen in the 114th Congress, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will be a central figure as the incoming Chairman of the Finance...
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Senators Chambliss and Coburn Bid Farewell, Talk Fiscal Issues
Read moreThe end of the 113th Congress saw the retirement of two Senators who actively fought for controlling and limiting the U.S. federal debt. Senators...
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Event Recap: A Discussion on Dynamic Scoring
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a policy discussion this past Tuesday on dynamic scoring. CRFB President Maya MacGuineas opened...
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Senator Sanders Proposes Emergency VA Authorization
Read moreIn response to the recent VA scandal and hospital backlogs, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has proposed legislation...
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Want to Understand The Appropriations Process? This 101 Will Tell You Everything You Need to Know
Read moreAppropriations season is in full swing. The House has already passed the Legislative Branch and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs bills, while...
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Senate Moves Forward on Increasing Deficit with Tax Extenders
Read moreThe Senate is moving forward with tax extenders legislation, renewing a variety of breaks that expired at the end of last year for research, small...
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Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Transportation Funding
Read moreThe Senate Finance Committee held a hearing May 6th titled, “ New Routes for Funding and Financing Highways and Transit.” During the hearing Senators...
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Where the Conference is Starting From
Read moreThe first official meeting of the conference committee is expected to occur sometime next week, at which point the conferees will begin attempting to...
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Bad Ideas Watch: Shutdown/Debt Ceiling Edition
Read moreBipartisan discussions over how to end the partial government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling are coming down to the wire as this week begins...
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Congressional Fiscal Leadership Council Urges Lawmakers to Action
Read moreToday, the Fix the Debt Campaign's Congressional Fiscal Leadership Council released an open letter signed by a group of 120 former Members of Congress...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About the Debt Ceiling
Read moreWhile it is incredibly disappointing that elected officials in Washington failed to avoid a government shutdown, attention is quickly turning towards...
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Senator Levin Presents Ideas for Sequester Replacement
Read moreLast week, Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) introduced legislation that would increase taxes on multinational companies, and suggested that the revenue...