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Proposed Legislation Compounds Debt and Deficit Issues of the Tax Bill
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House of Representatives is scheduled to consider legislation to fund the government through January 19th and temporarily...
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Lawmakers Are Getting Closer to Bringing Back Trillion-Dollar Deficits
Read moreLawmakers are closer to making trillion-dollar deficits a reality again by next fiscal year as a result of the passage of the final, conferenced...
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Marc Goldwein: Debt Matters Even More After Tax Bill's Passage
Read moreMarc Goldwein is the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion...
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Tax Bill Is a Missed Opportunity That Makes Fixing Our Fiscal Challenges Much More Difficult
Read moreFor Immediate Release Congress voted on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Tuesday and early Wednesday. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas...
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Comparing the Conference Report With the House & Senate Tax Bills
Read moreThe House-Senate conference committee has released its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), and we've updated our blog comparing the final...
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Maya MacGuineas: Standing Strong Against Increasing the National Debt
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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Budgeting for the Next Generation: A New Series on Children and the Federal Budget
Read moreThe federal budget is arguably the most comprehensive representation of the federal government’s priorities. Policymakers use the budget to determine...
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Final Tax Bill Could End Up Costing $2.2 Trillion
Read moreThe final conference committee agreement of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would cost $1.46 trillion under conventional scoring and over $1 trillion...
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Gimmicks to Look Out For in a Spending Deal
Read moreWith Congress moving toward funding the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2018, pressure is mounting to increase discretionary spending...
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Health Package Sets Stage For Nearly $600 Billion of Costs
Read moreWays and Means Committee Republicans have offered a package of health legislation that would delay several Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare")...
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Policymakers Can Still Change Course and Pass a Responsible Tax Plan
Read moreFor Immediate Release The conference committee on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has reportedly reached an agreement on principle today as the committee...
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With Debt Limit Reinstated, It's Time for Reform
Read moreAs lawmakers go to conference for the tax bill, an important issue has flown under the radar. The debt limit was reinstated on December 9 after the...