Oct 8, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
A $2.8 Trillion Budget Deficit
For Immediate Release
The Congressional Budget Office released its ...
Press Releases
Oct 6, 2021 | Budget Process
Reconciliation Requires Tradeoffs, Not Gimmicks
For Immediate Release
Policymakers are reportedly seeking to shrink the “Build Back Better” reconciliation plan from a...
No Score, No Vote: House Should Not Vote on Reconciliation Without a Score
For Immediate Release
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) recently ...
Sep 15, 2021 | Taxes
SALT Cap Repeal Does Not Belong in Reconciliation
For Immediate Release
Though the recent draft tax legislation ...
Sep 9, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
CBO Reports $173 Billion Deficit for August
The United States borrowed over $2.7 trillion in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2021, including $173 billion...
Sep 9, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
Responsibly Raising the Debt Limit
Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ...
Sep 7, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
Keeping Offsets on the Table
As lawmakers work to put together a reconciliation package that could include up to $3.5 trillion of gross spending and tax breaks, resistance...
Trustees Show Limited Time to Save Social Security and Medicare
Today, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the state of the trust funds. The Trustees find that...
Aug 23, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
House Should Not Authorize Trillions of Borrowing
The House is expected to vote this week on a Senate-passed budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2022 that would allow up...
Aug 10, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
The Senate Should Restore the Conrad Rule
The Senate is currently considering a budget resolution that includes reconciliation instructions to facilitate the enactment of numerous...