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How Much Difference Does Health Care Cost Growth Make to the Budget?
Read moreThe recent slowdown in federal health care spending has certainly been good news for the budget, knocking hundreds of billions of dollars off...
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President's Advisors Recommend Veto of Unoffset Tax Bill
Read moreThe White House issued a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) yesterday in opposition to the extension and expansion of the Research &...
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The $900 Billion Slowdown in Federal Health Care Spending
Read moreWith April's updated projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), spending on major federal health care programs (Medicare, Medicaid, and...
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CBPP: Long-Term Budget Outlook Remains a Challenge
Read moreThe Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a new set of long-term debt projections today. They find that while the debt will remain...
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Chartbook: The Tax Extenders
Read moreAn annotated version of this chartbook is available at Want to Understand the Tax Extenders? Here's a Few Charts. Much more detail about the history...
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Want to Understand the Tax Extenders? Here's a Few Charts.
Read moreCongress is continuing to discuss this week the tax extenders, a set of tax breaks that expired at the end of last year which could have major fiscal...
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Major Budget Plans Deal With Extenders Responsibly
Read moreAs Congress considers how to address the “ tax extenders” that expired last year, it’s important to remember that many major proposals would allow...
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Administration Takes Up Transit Spending with the GROW AMERICA Act
Read moreThe Administration recently submitted a $302 billion, four-year transit proposal to Congress to address the chronic challenges facing surface...
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House Kicks Off FY 2015 Appropriations Process
Read moreThe first of the FY 2015 appropriations bills hit the House floor today, kicking off a five month timeline for lawmakers to avoid a government...
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Senate to Consider Bipartisan Housing Finance Reform Bill
Read moreThe push among lawmakers to reform housing finance has picked up lately, as proposals have been emerging in recent weeks. The most prominent one in...
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Understanding the Difference Between Temporary and Permanent in Budget Scoring
Read moreThis week, Congress will continue to deliberate if and how to continue the “ tax extenders” which expired at the end of 2013. In doing so, both the...
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Ways & Means Considers Extending Business Tax Breaks
Read moreThe House and Senate appear to be taking different approaches to the " tax extenders" which expired at the end of 2013. Whereas the Senate Finance...