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House Reconciliation Runs Afoul of Byrd Rule
Read moreUpdate: CBO has released scores of the three reconciliation bills showing net ten-year savings of $57 billion but a deficit increase of $1 billion in...
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MY VIEW: Judd Gregg October 2015
Read moreJudd 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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101 Economists to Congress: Keep the Cadillac Tax
Read moreIn light of the recent reconciliation package that repeals the Cadillac tax on high-cost health insurance plans and Democratic Presidential candidate...
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Debt Limit Coming Nov. 5 - Time for Reform?
Read moreYesterday evening, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew indicated that the extraordinary measures Treasury is using to avoid breaching the debt limit will run...
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Cotton and Manchin Advocate for Bipartisan Action on SSDI
Read moreSenators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) wrote an op-ed that appeared on Fox News Tuesday advocating for measures to help those who do or...
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Happy Fiscal New Year! 15 Numbers from FY 2015
Read moreToday marks the end of Fiscal Year 2015. As we look forward to the important work lawmakers face this coming year, let us also take a brief look back...
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Donald Trump Releases Huge Tax Plan
Read moreRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced his tax reform plan yesterday to lower tax rates and simplify the tax code with the goal of...
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Senate Funding Bill Would Rely on OCO Gimmick
Read moreThe Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this week posted a draft bill that would extend government funding until December 11 and avert a...
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What Will Happen If the Government Shuts Down?
Read moreHere we go again. With government funding set to expire in one week and no clear plan appearing yet, it is possible that the government will shut down...
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Sanders and Clinton Release Plans to Tackle Prescription Drug Costs
Read moreOver the past few weeks, the two leading Democratic candidates for President, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders (I...
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Highway Trust Fund Runs Out Next Summer
Read moreAccording to a new Department of Transportation (DOT) estimate, the Highway Trust Fund will likely last until late next summer instead of at the end...
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Did the 1986 Tax Act Lead to Long Sustained Growth?
Read moreIn the debate, Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) claimed that “the Ronald Reagan tax cuts of 1986…brought about one of the longest sustained periods of...