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Assuming Costs Away Doesn’t Make SGR Deal Free
Read moreNow that we have shown that the "doc fix" proposal in the House will likely add to the debt in the longer term – refuting a key argument for not fully...
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Senate Budget Joins the House on Irresponsible War Spending
Read moreThere was a lot of discussion in the run-up to the release of the Senate budget about disputes within the Republican caucus over defense spending. The...
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SGR Plan Will Likely Increase, Not Reduce, Long-Term Debt
Read moreNote: The analysis below is based on an earlier version of the SGR plan, which has since been adjusted to include modestly larger offsets and – more...
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Chairman Enzi Debuts FY 2016 Senate Budget
Read moreSenate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) has released his FY 2016 budget resolution, which prescribes $5.1 trillion of spending cuts to reach...
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House Budget Sets Dangerous Precedent for War Spending
Read moreOne of the most important functions of budget resolutions is to set the spending limits for the coming fiscal year. At first glance, the House budget...
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Spending and Revenue in the FY 2016 House Budget
Read moreHouse Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) released his FY 2016 budget yesterday, outlining a framework that would significantly reduce the debt...
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An Overview of the FY16 House Republican Budget
Read moreThis morning, House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price released his FY 2016 budget proposal, "A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America." The budget...
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Maya MacGuineas Testifies in Front of Senate Budget Committee
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, testified last Wednesday in front of the Senate Budget Committee for a...