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CRFB's Plan to Offset Upcoming Policies
Read moreCongress and the President need to prep for some important upcoming fiscal moments, and CRFB has a plan to help them do just that. The Paying for...
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New CBO Estimates Set the Stage for "Doc Fix" Discussions
Read moreFollowing a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CBO has updated its estimate of various "doc fix" policies to...
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The PREP Plan: Paying for Reform and Extension Policies
Read moreIn the coming months, Congress and the President will face a number of important decisions with significant fiscal implications. Specifically, they...
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Highlights from CBO's New Data on Income Distribution and Taxes
Read moreThe CBO has updated its data on the distribution of income and taxes. This analysis contains a wealth of data detailing changes in household income...
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SSDI: Challenges beyond its Trust Fund
Read moreHenry Aaron – Chair of the Social Security Advisory Board and a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution – recently weighed in on the Social...
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Gene Steuerle: Pushing on Air in a Balloon--Health Cost Growth and $1,000 Pills
Read moreDr. Eugene (Gene) Steuerle is the Richard B. Fisher chair and Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute and a member of the Committee for a Responsible...
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Updated ISIS Request Should Set Bar for War Spending
Read moreAs expected, the Obama Administration today issued amendments to its FY 2015 war spending (Overseas Contingency Operations) request, adding $5.6...
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Are Accelerated Write-Off Provisions Effective?
Read moreTwo of the biggest items among the tax extenders that Congress may consider before the end of the year are two provisions that allow accelerated write...
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The President's Emergency Funding Request on Ebola
Read moreThe White House this week requested an additional $6.18 billion in discretionary appropriations for the current fiscal year to cover the costs...
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Lame Duck To-Do (and Don't) List
Read moreWith the 2014 midterm elections mostly in the books, the current Congress will return from weeks of campaigning to finish some remaining items before...
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Former Senators Say that Entitlement Work Remains Unfinished
Read moreOver the long term, the country's debt is projected to grow to unsustainable levels. This outlook has not changed for the last two decades, according...
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Happy Halloween From CRFB
Read moreHappy Halloween! For the spookiest day of the year (though some might argue that's April 15th), CRFB is thinking about scary costumes and wondering...