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Lankford on SSDI: The Time for Reform is Now
Read moreOn Tuesday, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) wrote an op-ed in The Hill advocating for meaningful reform to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)...
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High Debt Drags Down the Economy
Read moreAccording to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), rising debt levels could reduce projected annual income by between $2,000 and $6,000 per person by...
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New Discussions on a Carbon Tax
Read moreThe Tax Policy Center (TPC) recently released a primer on carbon taxes. The report outlines how the construction of a carbon tax matters for its...
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CBO Forecasts Costs of Climate Change
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released new estimates of the cost of climate change, specifically as it relates to hurricanes. The report...
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Levin, Baldwin Introduce Bill to Close Carried Interest Loophole
Read moreWays and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have introduced a bill to close a well-known tax loophole that...
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SSDI Solutions Initiative Releases SSDI Primer
Read moreIn advance of the August 4th SSDI Solutions Conference, the McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative has released a short primer to kick off its new...
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Defunding Health Care Innovation Jeopardizes the Budget
Read moreIn a move that could stall promising health care delivery system reforms and drive up entitlement spending, the House Appropriations Committee last...
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One Month to Go for Highway Funding
Read moreIn a newly released ticker, the Department of Transportation has shown that there is one month left for lawmakers to decide on funding for the Highway...
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Senate Budget Committee Reports Crime Victims Fund Legislation
Read moreLast week, the Senate Budget Committee passed a bill to limit the use of the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) as a back-door method to increase appropriations...
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How Uncertain Are CBO's Long-Term Projections?
Read moreAny budget projections, including CBO's long-term outlook, are inherently uncertain, and it is important to understand how projections might change...
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CBO's Outlook for Long-Term Health Care Spending
Read moreHealth care spending is arguably the most important part of CBO's long-term outlook, being a key driver of our nation's growing debt over the long...
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Samuelson to Lawmakers: Spread the Pain
Read moreAs Washington digests this year’s CBO Long Term-Budget Outlook, Robert J. Samuelson of The Washington Post offered up his criticism of the country’s...