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Congressman Renacci Introduces “Budget Enforcement Awareness Resolution”
Read moreLast month, Representative Jim Renacci (R-OH) introduced the “ Budget Enforcement Awareness Resolution” in order to “restore integrity to budget...
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What's Needed to Balance the Budget and Meet Other Fiscal Goals
Read moreWith debt projected to rise from 77 percent of GDP today to 89 percent by the end of the decade, our latest estimates find that fixing the debt is...
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Experts Discuss What is Needed to Repeal and Replace the ACA
Read moreAs Congress and the Trump administration continue to figure out how to go about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare")...
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How Alternative Policies Could Push Debt Higher
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) Budget and Economic Outlook shows debt rising from its current level of 77 percent of Gross Domestic Product...
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Chartbook: Affordable Care Act "Repeal & Replace" Effects & Implications
Read moreBelow is a chartbook on the effects and implications of "repeal and replace" of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Below are the charts with links to...
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The 30-Year Outlook Also Looks Gloomy
Read moreIn addition to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) ten-year budget outlook, the agency also releases 30-year projections for spending, revenue...
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Judd Gregg: The Way Ahead on Tax, Debt and Healthcare
Read moreThis is a “have your cake and eat it too” moment.
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The Wall Should Be Paid For
Read moreCongress is expecting a request from the Trump Administration for $12 to $15 billion in supplemental appropriations to fund the construction of a...
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Lawmakers Must Pay for the Border Wall and Other Initiatives
Read moreSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan Thursday estimated the cost of a border wall with Mexico at between $12 billion and...
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Mandatory Spending Continues to Drive Spending Growth
Read moreThe deficit will rise dramatically over the next decade, from about $560 billion at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 to over $1.4 trillion at the end...
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CBO's Budget Projections Show Unsustainable Fiscal Situation
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released their baseline projections, showing high and rising debt and widening deficits in the coming years...
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CBO’s January 2017 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreAs President Trump enters his first full week in office, new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections show that he faces an unsustainable fiscal...