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Lawmakers Shouldn't Repeal Cadillac Tax Without Substantial Offsets
Read moreA bill to repeal the "Cadillac tax" on high-cost health insurance plans may soon get a vote on the House floor. This tax was an important part of the...
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Event Recap: Disability Policy for the 21st Century
Read moreOn Thursday, June 6, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and the McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative hosted an event on " Disability...
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House Should Pass Budget Plan Before Spending More
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on “minibus” appropriations legislation combining five...
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Appropriations 101
Read moreThis paper has been updated here . What are appropriations? Appropriations are annual decisions made by Congress about how the federal government...
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CBO: Debt Remains Unsustainable With r < g
Read moreThe national debt is rising at an unsustainable pace. A factor that helps is interest rates currently being lower than the economic growth rate (r
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Watch: Disability Policy for the 21st Century
Read moreThe McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative recently hosted a breakfast and panel discussion on Disability Policy for the 21st Century. A video of...
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House Immigration Bill Should Be Offset
Read moreThe House is poised to vote on the American Dream and Promise Act ( HR 6) that would allow certain immigrants to obtain Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR...
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Judd Gregg: And the threat is...
Read moreJ udd Gregg, a former Republican senator from New Hampshire, served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee from 2005 to 2007 and ranking member...
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Senate HELP Committee Releases Discussion Draft to Reduce Health Care Costs
Read moreThe leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee recently released the Lower Health Care Costs Act, a discussion...
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Disaster Bill Should Be Paid For
Read moreThe Senate has passed, and the House of Representatives will soon consider, an emergency spending bill for disaster relief. The following is a...
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Lawmakers Should Offset Latest Disaster Relief Package
Read moreYesterday, the Senate voted to appropriate an additional $19 billion in disaster relief to aid the damage caused by wildfires, hurricanes, and storms...
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Representative Blumenauer Introduces Bill to Shore Up the Highway Trust Fund
Read moreRepresentative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) has introduced the Rebuild America Act, which would raise the excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel five...