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Between the ‘Line’s: Paths, Deadlines, Ceilings and Receipts
Read moreHouse GOP Budget Unveiled – On Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled his fiscal year 2012 budget proposal, titled “The... -
Rep. Quigley Promotes Budget Process Reform
Read moreIn a reprise of last year, Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) recently reintroduced his bill to create a more transparent budget regime and reform the... -
Sens. Wyden and Coats Introduce Tax Reform Legislation
Read moreToday, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Dan Coats (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation to comprehensively reform the existing U.S. tax system in a... -
‘Line’ Items: Spring Cleaning/Opening Day Edition
Read moreCleaning out the House – Spring is often associated with housecleaning. Congress is long due to clear out the FY 2011 budget seeing as we are now half... -
The Unlikely Fiscal Pair
Read moreIf the current budget drama in Washington ever becomes the stuff of a feature film--yes, a real stretch, but we've seen worse from Hollywood--maybe it... -
"Meet the Generations": Generation X
Read moreMeet Kate, a fictitious 41 year old Generation X member. How will our leaders’ fiscal choices affect her life? In our fifth and final installment of... -
Spotlight on the States: Minnesota
Read moreIn this installment of our Spotlight on the States blog series, focused on Minnesota, we take a slightly different look at the state's fiscal... -
Rep. Schakowsky Introduces Legislation to Raise Taxes on Millionaires and Billionaires
Read moreYesterday Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced a proposal to raise federal taxes for very high-earners - The Fairness in Taxation Act. The proposed... -
‘Line’ Items: Brackets and Budgets Edition
Read moreBrackets – As many busy themselves today going over the brackets for the big tourney, picking the next Cinderella and who will win it all, the real... -
Senator Sanders Proposes Revenue Increases to Address the Deficit
Read moreUpdated : Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), formerly of the President's Fiscal Commission, has introduced similar legislation in the House. Sen... -
House Budget Committee Holds Hearing on “Lifting the Crushing Burden of Debt”
Read moreToday the House Budget Committee convened a hearing on the burden of mounting national debt on the country and how to address it. The committee heard... -
TPC Looks at the Mortgage Interest Deduction
Read moreIn a recent analysis of the second largest tax expenditure in the tax code--the mortgage interest deduction--the Tax Policy Center finds that most...