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A Plan to Raise the Caps Without Breaking the Bank
Read moreDue to the large temporary increase in discretionary spending levels for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, spending is...
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Tax Extender Package Could Lead to $710 Billion of More Debt
Read moreUpdate 6/24/2019: During markup, the Ways & Means Committee added an amendment further increasing the child tax credit for young children, at an...
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Tax Extenders Package Could Add Half a Trillion Dollars to the Debt
Read moreThe House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to mark up legislation to revive special interest tax breaks known as “tax extenders” this week while...
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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...