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CROmnibus Would Avoid Shutdown but Includes Budget Gimmicks
Read moreClick here to read more about the budget gimmicks in the CROmnibus bill.
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Maya MacGuineas: How to Improve the Tax Extenders Bill? Start by Paying for It.
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote a commentary that appeared in the Wall Street Journal Washington...
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Senator Coburn Publishes the Tax Decoder
Read moreSenator Coburn's office yesterday published the "Tax Decoder", a 300+ page guide describing more than 165 tax expenditures. The report highlights...
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Slipping Permanent Tax Breaks into the Lame Duck
Read moreLawmakers have tried several times to revive tax provisions that expired last year and extend them permanently, at a substantial cost to the national...
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Marc Goldwein Testifies Before Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee
Read moreEarlier today, CRFB Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein testified before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee. The hearing, entitled "...
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Yes, Tax Cuts Increase the Debt
Read moreWith Congress set to retroactively revive the tax extenders for the past year at a cost of $42 billion, our president, Maya MacGuineas, published a...
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Running Down the Checklist: The Defense Authorization
Read moreBefore debating a potential "CRomnibus" bill to fund the government, lawmakers are ready to check one item off their lame-duck to-do list: a defense...
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Tax Extenders Deal Violates the Budget Act, Adds to Debt
Read moreThe House approved last night a deficit-increasing one-year tax extenders package. After a correction by the Joint Committee on Taxation, the updated...
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The ABLE Act: A Model for PAYGO
Read moreThe House passed the ABLE Act yesterday, a bill that helps those who have been disabled since youth accumulate savings. The bill, with an estimated...