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How Much Would OBBBA Pay For Itself?
Read moreThe House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) would add about $3 trillion to the debt, including interest, on a conventional basis. However...
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Mortgage Costs Could Rise Under Debt-Financed Reconciliation Bill
Read moreA deficit-financed reconciliation bill could raise Americans’ mortgage costs by thousands of dollars per year by pushing up interest rates. The House...
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Permanent House Tax Cuts Come with $5.2 Trillion Price Tag
Read moreNote: (06/23/2025) Some categorizations and numbers in the table below have been updated to more accurately reflect the bill's potential impact. The...
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Five Ways the Senate Can Improve OBBBA
Read moreThe House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) would add roughly $3 trillion to the debt including interest through 2034 as written, and we...
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Further SALT Cap Relief Only Benefits High Earners
Read moreRaising the current $10,000 cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction would primarily benefit high earners . Further increasing the cap above...
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Changes Move Reconciliation Bill in the Wrong Fiscal Direction
Read moreThe House of Representatives may vote on the reconciliation package, or the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), this week. House leadership...
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Reconciliation Bill Sets up $4.8 Trillion Fiscal Cliff in 2028
Read moreAs written, the reconciliation bill being considered in the House of Representatives is set to increase the debt by $3.3 trillion between 2025 and...
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Further SALT Relief Would Be a Mistake
Read moreThe House reconciliation bill extends the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, raising it to $30,000 for taxpayers making less than $400...
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Permanent Ways & Means Bill Could Add $5.3 Trillion to Deficits
Read moreThe House Ways & Means Committee is set to mark up its title of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 reconciliation bill on Tuesday. The Joint Committee on...
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Ways & Means Draft Could Add $5 Trillion to Deficits
Read moreUpdate (5/10/2025): This piece was published prior to the Joint Committee on Taxation's revenue estimate , which totals $4.9 trillion for the bill as...
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Options for Reducing Energy-Related Tax Breaks
Read moreUpdate: The offset options below were estimated prior to enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and have not been updated. OBBBA phased...
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Ways & Means Has Plenty of Deficit Reduction Options
Read moreThe Ways and Means Committee has jurisdiction over nearly $50 trillion of spending and tax breaks that can be tapped for reconciliation, including...